A flight instructor and a student were aboard the Cessna. If I was the student, would be looking for a different instructor.
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When I was a GA pilot, I was never trained on this situation. I wouldn’t go blaming the instructor too quickly.
In my mind this is a shared responsibility between the Cessna instructor, the 737 captain, and the tower controller.
I don’t think airliner captains ought to be powering up like that before they are aligned with the runway. However, I have no idea if the 737 pilot knew the Cessna was back there.
I imagine there will be some changes in ATC protocols at John Wayne, and warnings issued to all parties in the future.