Figure 8-7.  Guidelines for an aviation instructor.  Sincerity  Acceptance of the Learner  An aviation learner normally accepts a competent instructor as a teacher. However, the aviation instructor should be straightforward  and honest at all times. Attempting to hide inadequacy behind a smokescreen of unrelated instruction makes it impossible for the  instructor to command the respect and full attention of a learner. Any facade of instructor pretentiousness, whether it is real or  mistakenly presumed, causes the learner to lose confidence in the instructor and adversely affects learning.  The instructor needs to accept learners as they are, including all their faults and problems. The learner is a person who wants to learn,  and the instructor is a person who is available to help in the learning process. The professional relationship between the instructor and  learner should be based on a mutual acknowledgement that the learner and the instructor are important to each other, and that both are  working toward the same objective.  8-8 