............Ever since I was a child, I wanted to be a pilot.  I was exposed to flying at an early age, when my father would help me build remote control airplanes.  My formal flight training began when I attended Palm Beach Community College (now Palm Beach State College), in the aviation program.  After several different flight schools and flight instructors, I found SunQuest.  Here I acquired my private, instrument and commercial.  I then attended a different flight school to get my multi-engine rating.  I later returned to SunQuest to instruct full time and have been doing so for the past two and a half years.  I have had more than 25 students pass check rides ranging from sport pilot to multi-engine commercial.  I believe the key to being a good flight instructor is a patient demeanor, taking time to ensure students understand what they are doing and why, and keeping them involved in  every aspect of the flight.