Acceptance of the Student Demeanor  Personal Appearance and Habits Safety Practices and Accident Prevention $_{Figure 10-3.}$  The flight instructor should always present a professional appearance. 10-5 The safety practices emphasized by instructors have a long  lasting effect on students. Generally, students consider their  instructor to be a model of perfection whose habits they  Personal appearance has an important effect on the  professional image of the instructor. Today’s aviation  With regard to students, the instructor must accept them as  they are, including all their faults and problems. The student  is a person who wants to learn, and the instructor is a person  who is available to help in the learning process. Beginning  with this understanding, the professional relationship of  the instructor with the student should be based on a mutual  acknowledgement that the student and the instructor are  important to each other, and that both are working toward  the same objective. The instructor should also present an attitude of enthusiasm,  with respect to the training conducted, whether ground  or flight. The enthusiasm expressed by the instructor is  normally reflected in the student’s response to the training,  and makes it a much more enjoyable experience for all parties  concerned.  The attitude and behavior of the instructor can contribute  much to a professional image. The professional image  requires development of a calm, thoughtful, and disciplined,  but not somber, demeanor. The professional instructor should be straightforward and  honest. Attempting to hide some inadequacy behind a  smokescreen of unrelated instruction makes it impossible  for the instructor to command the respect and full attention  of a student. Teaching an aviation student is based upon  acceptance of the instructor as a competent, qualified teacher  and an expert pilot. Any facade of instructor pretentiousness,  whether it is real or mistakenly assumed by the student,  immediately causes the student to lose confidence in the  instructor and learning is adversely affected. customers expect their instructors to be neat, clean, and  appropriately dressed. Since the instructor is engaged in a  learning situation, the attire worn should be appropriate to a  professional status.  [Figure 10-3] Personal habits have a significant effect on the professional  image. The exercise of common courtesy is perhaps the most  important of these.  Sincerity