The Risks of Flying
Most flying decisions are easy if the decision is based upon safety Being safe does not mean without risk Engine operations are safe but some 8 percent...Planned Instruction
The military is a leading exponent of programmed instruction Under such a program every thing in the future is based upon the building blocks...
The PTS
Everything about the Practical Test is a given If you have studied the PTS you know what is going to happen You may not know when or just how...
Procedures and Techniques
Every phase of flying requires a series of procedures from pre flight to shut down With every procedure for what needs to be done...
River Flying with Steep Turns
P On some subsequent lesson it is well to select an upwind track along a very S shaped course By flying upwind the relative ground speed...
Measures
As pilots we are generally unaware and or uneducated as to the debt that aviation owes to those scientists and mathematicians who preceded the Wright brothers...
Taxiing
P The nose wheel linkaqe tire pressure spring tension and seat position affect taxiing and often cause turns in one direction to be easier than...
Student Logbook Requirements
Student solo license endorsements for each type aircraft BR Student solo cross country license endorsement BR Logbook signoff for ground instruction BR Pre solo aeronautical...
Pre-start/Start Checklist
P Once in the aircraft we begin the pre start tape recording Seats doors window open belts FAR 91 107 requires the pilot ...
Aircraft Logbooks
Maintenance records of aircraft and engine must be available to the examiner FAR 91 3 The pilot must be able to explain and interpret all of the maintenance records ...
Communication, ATC & Radar
Acknowledgment and compliance BR Uses appropriate ATC procedures BR Emergency and NORDO procedure BR Practice and performance BR Maintains U ...
About Questions
P A friend was hauling a body from a remote location in Canada Only a caretaker was around the strip After considering the trees that lined...
Operation of Airplane Systems
P I FONT SIZE quot; 1 quot; REFERENCES: C 61 21 AC61 23 FONT Airplane Handbook and Flight Manual I ...
Yoke Control
P The third skill of taxiing is the use of the yoke which needs to be positioned so that a wind gust will not flip the airplane over...
Self-Doubt is Normal
P Every so often the instructor finds a student who is going through a phase of flying that is very disturbing to the student A student may...
Abnormal Situation Training
B We do not want a first spin to be of the accidental kind We do not want a first encounter with adverse weather...
Private Pilot Requirements
At least 17 read write and speak English 3rd class medical written test oral test flight test 61 103 BR Private...
Unusual Attitudes
P During the proficiency phase of hood work #39;unusual attitudes #39; should be practiced This means that you will put on the hood close his...
Radio Communications at an Uncontrolled Airport
Start listening well away from the airport Overfly above pattern altitude if you are uncertain of pattern or procedures Adhere to AIM recommended procedures Doing otherwise...
Where's The Problem?
When an instructor becomes upset over a student #39;s performance the student could well consider that the problem lies with the instructor An...
Teaching Precepts
P Docendo Discimus We learn by teaching When by yourself you are the instructor BR BR ...
1999 Nall Report
li B Landings are the source of most accidents but few injuries BR li For every mile traveled airplanes...
Spins - A History
An unheralded aviation pioneer is British scientist F A Lindemann The Prof as he was known led a very checkered...
Self-Doubt is Normal
B Every so often the instructor finds a student who is going through a phase of flying that is very disturbing to the student...
Steep Turns
Va or POH entry speed into 360 turn with bank of 10 5 degrees of 45 U U 100 feet ...
Recall Statistics
li 10 of what you read BR li 20 of what you hear BR li ...
Phonetic Alphabet and Time Zones
In 1914 the U S Army adopted a phonetic alphabet but Spanish pronunciations created problem In 1927 a worldwide agreement of words and spelling...
Pre-takeoff
Uses checklist BR Takeoff configuration BR Radio use and acknowledgments and compliance BR Clearing approach ...
Would You Believe That You Can...
ul li Be a non instrument rated pilot and fly in VFR condition of top of overcast at night in a VFR only...
ATC Problems in Decending Order
ol li Non adherence to clearance FAR #39;s or published procedures BR li Erroneous penetration of airspace TCA #39;s...
Teaching To A Higher Level
P Because of the concentrated information that is being loaded on the student in the beginning I use a tape recorder so that the material is available...
What You Know, Gets In The Way of What You Don't Know
The learning law of #39;Primacy #39; is what makes developing proper habits first build the foundation for what you will do when under stress...
Preparation
The success of the instructional program is directly related to the willingness of the student to study and prepare It takes a minimum of two hours of study for every...
On Motivation
Students will only learn if they want to Contrary to commonly held parent #39;s opinion children are not inherently resistant to instruction ...
Dealing with Delays
One of the advantages of learning to fly in the fall is the greater probability of weather delays A pilot learns to live with and accept delays of any kind...
Illusions - Natural Illusions
P B Rain B BR Rain gives the illusion of being higher than you actually are Combined with haze you will fly...
Crosswind Landings
P I References: AC 61 21 Airplane Handbook and Flight Manual I P P Recommended speeds or 1 3 Vso...
Tight Grip VS Light Touch
P The left hand has only two useable digits while flying The forefinger is behind the yoke for back pressure and the thumb is for forward pressure...
Designing Lessons
Giving flying lessons is much like building a tissue and balsa flying model of an airplane of your own design The plane must be...
CFI Abuses of Student Time
This problem is usually one of teaching style and respect BR 1 Coming to lesson unprepared BR 2 Failure to prep...
Teaching Ground Reference
P More often than not ground reference is taught as though it were the end itself and not a tool for use We are not trying to...
Trim Use
P Correct use of the trim requires that control pressures be applied to hold the desired flight attitude Then the trim is adjusted to relieve present control...
Landings on Final
Over the fence Vref U U 5 knots or 1 2 Vso No exact POH figures BR B Soft field Approach...
Bits and Pieces
ul li Tolerance to lack of oxygen decreases proportionately with age BR li Patience is one...
A Training Program
P I make a practice of having prospective students come to my home office for a couple of hours to discuss flying I request that...
Start/Post Start
P Make several dry run engine starts on the tape recorder to develop the checklist Emphasize used of the left hand all the time holding the mike...
Sleep
P The most common cause of diminished alertness and proficiency is lack of sleep This condition is said to affect 30 of the U S ...
Pilot/Owner Maintenance
P Keeping an aircraft clean greatly improves both its appearance and its performance When you clean an aircraft you learn a great deal about its construction and...
Good Judgement
font size 1 color 339966 b Good Judgement b font br P Even the best instruction will not suffice if the...
Night Illusions
Runway and approach light illusions will always be a problem if you are in an unfamiliar area For this reason it is always desirable to make a daylight...
