Crash Survival
#1 survival item is to let a responsible person know where you are going your route and ETA Insurance is to make contact after arrival ...Effective Criticism Requirements
1 Student instructor awareness of what is being done wrong P P 2 Instructor analysis of why P ...
Why Pilots Walk Funny
Ever wonder why propeller pilots walk funny They do The P factor explanation from the instructors handbook tells the instructor how to explain this to the...
Power-on Stalls
No lower that 1500 #39; BR Takeoff configuration BR Induce stall with heading maintained U U 10 degrees when inducing stall with...
Phillips Head Screws
John Henry Phillips of Mass patented his double slotted screw in 1932 The very similar Reed Prince screw is not approved for ...
Good Judgement
font size 1 color 339966 b Good Judgement b font br P Even the best instruction will not suffice if the...
Ground Reference
Turns around a point BR B 600 to 1000 feet 45 degree bank U U 100 feet U...
How We Got Pattern A and Pattern B
These patterns have been for many years a part of the Instrument Flying Handbook as among the first lessons in acquiring the aircraft control required for instrument flying ...
1999 Was A Very Good Year
1908 general aviation accidents BR 342 were fatal accidents BR 7 05 accidents per 100 000 hours of flying BR ...
My Kind of Student
P I want a student who responds enjoys and pays attention I enjoy sharing my love of flying with someone I often share too...
Judgement of Limitations
B The ability of a student to plan a safe flight or flying activity is determined by his judgment of his limitations It ...
FAR 91 aircraft equipment required Day
VFR minimum equipment: airspeed altimeter compass tachometer fuel gauge oil temperature oil pressure gear indicator and manifold...
Keeping Anger in its Place
P What turns a student the wrong direction can be the sudden onset of a series of failures The myriad of emotional reactions; anxiety panic ...
Visualizing Your Training
P A student pilot or any other pilot for that matter can practice flying even while not in a plane A situation can be visualized ...
Airline Pilots
The second most frequent cause of death among airline pilots prior to age 60 is a general aviation accident P ...
Traffic Patterns
Local rules BR Altitudes U U 100 and speeds U U 10 knots BR The idea of...
Viva la Difference
Where male and female students are similar: BR Individual differences of greater importance BR Learning differences more related...
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...
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...
Parking
P The number one region of aircraft accidents is getting into a parking space Some pilots seem to think it necessary to make a little jog toward...
Training Attitudes
A casual approach to flying can be hazardous Flying requires considerable planning and rethinking of the options as the flight progresses The midset...
Shirt Tails
There has been a long tradition in aviation related to cutting off the shirt tails of newly soloed student pilots One story has it that the practice ...
Communication, ATC & Radar
Acknowledgment and compliance BR Uses appropriate ATC procedures BR Emergency and NORDO procedure BR Practice and performance BR Maintains U ...
1996 For 100,000 Hours of Flying
Singles 1 5 BR Twins 2 12 BR Homebuilts 2 of the flying and 10 of the accidents with aircraft ...
Statistics on Fuel/electric related accidents
ol P li Experience level of the pilot does not seem to matter in fuel related accidents BR li 86...
Instruction
Initially the ground instruction begins with basic background and theory The flight lesson is predicated by the use of preflight and Postflight briefings...
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 ...
The Second Solo
P The first solo is deceptive in that it overcomes much of the tension related to quot;can I do it quot; The next few lessons ...
Spiral Descents
P This particular maneuver is the most difficult of the ground reference maneuvers It requires that the student descend over a selected point such as the...
Lost Procedures
Maintains original heading BR Identifies available landmarks BR Uses Navaids and contacts ATC for assistance BR Considers precautionary landing as an option ...
FAR 61.39(a)(5) Completion of Prerequisites for PT
I have given name flight instruction in preparation for a type test within the preceding 60 days and find him competent to pass the test and...
Determining Performance and Limitations
P I REFERENCES: AC 61 21 AC 61 23 AC 61 84 Airplane Handbook and Flight Manual I P ...
Airport
Markings symbols colors local rules BR Diagram ...
Music and Flying
I don #39;t know that anyone has ever equated music to flying by comparing the skills of a music master vs a student to the ...
Wearing Thin Pants
In many respects flying an airplane is much like riding a horse A horse goes where its head points so does an airplane ...
Descending Mechanical Failure Frequency
1 Clogged fuel system BR 2 Throttle mixture control BR 3 Oil line BR 4 Clogged...
Written Tests
Private Pilot Written Test figures: P P 1997: Total tests taken 32 981 92 1 passed the test average ...
Systems Malfunction
Use of checklist BR Power loss BR Rough or hot engine BR Carburetor or induction icing BR No oil pressure BR ...
Runup
P Use a run up checklist Always face the wind Engine cooling is the reason We are not teaching a flying career made only...
Statistics As of October 2001
ul li If you are rushed for time you are eleven times more likely to make a mistake than if you have ample...
A Need to communicate
P What is the only question an instructor can never answer It is the unasked question Many concerns are unspoken The unspoken fear of every...
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...
Airworthiness Directives (ADs)
P FAR 91 403 a requires that an AD compliance record be kept Some AD are one time and others recurring They notify aircraft owners...
The Student As A Problem
Of great concern to the responsible instructor is the prospective pilot who is heavily occupied with concerns unrelated to flying Many students who are...
Sequence of Decision for Airworthiness
Is it required by FAR 91 2095 or 91 213 d 2 ii BR I If not I Is it required...
Pilot in Command Time
There are five different ways to get logable pilot in command PIC time according to FAR 61 51 c 2 BR BR ...
Steep Turns
Va or POH entry speed into 360 turn with bank of 10 5 degrees of 45 U U 100 feet ...
Wildflife Areas
P Throughout the U S the states and federal government have placed altitude restrictions on flight over many different classification of game areas Federal limits are...
Fatalities and Survival
ul li 90 of people involved in ditching accidents survive BR li Only 1 out of every 6 airplane accidents results in...
Most dangerous thing in aviation:
P B quot; B A pilot with a tool box quot; or quot;A politician with a good idea quot; P ...
Straight and level control + 200 feet of altitude, + 20 degrees of heading, + 10 knots.