How We Got Pattern A and Pattern B
2007-10-12
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 ...
Radio Communications at an Uncontrolled Airport
2007-10-11
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...
A History of Measurement
2007-10-11
Under the Roman Empire Rome became the center of the western world All roads led to Rome and all distances were measured from Rome The distances...
A Training Program
2007-10-11
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...
Unusual Attitudes
2007-10-11
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...
Pilots Are Special
2007-10-11
P A pilot has overcome his fears He has replaced superstition with rational thinking and knowledge It takes a special degree of courage to face your...
Selecting Your Instructor
2007-10-11
P Your instructor is one essential leg to the flight training program An interview and perhaps demonstration flight can be very deceptive I do believe that...
Keys For Successful Learning
2007-10-11
P B 1 Time of year B BR Summer flying gives longer days but does not provide the most desirable range of experience...
Commitment to Flying
2007-10-11
ol li You must be able to give priority to the time and energy required for learning to fly If you can #39;t...
Changing You
2007-10-11
P You begin flying with an attitude that may or may not be compatible to the reality required Attitude is a basic human factor that sets performance...
Help Your Instructor
2007-10-11
P The more an instructor knows about you your background motivation finances and goals the better he will be able to advise you on ...
The Student As A Student
2007-10-11
P How much does it cost Depends on motivation of student BR How long does it take 62 hours is average My students may...
Keeping Anger in its Place
2007-10-11
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 ...
Student Evaluation
2007-10-11
P Evaluation is a teaching constant It begins when the lesson begins Continues throughout the lesson and for me can continue for years Just today...
Learning From Your Mistakes
2007-10-11
P A mistake is painful because we have been conditioned to experience humiliation and shame We expect ourselves to be able to perform When we don...
Dealing with Delays
2007-10-11
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...
Preparation
2007-10-11
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...
Good Judgement
2007-10-11
font size 1 color 339966 b Good Judgement b font br P Even the best instruction will not suffice if the...
It's About Judgement
2007-10-11
P In flying there are as many ways to gain skill and experience as there are pilots Time alone is a very poor criteria Once pilot...
Visualizing Your Training
2007-10-11
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 ...
Important Side Notes
2007-10-11
ol li The Law of Firsts Haviland #39;s quot;The first time you do you shouldn #39;t have...
On Checklists
2007-10-11
ol li Flying an airplane requires that a series of relatively complex procedures A checklist is most viable if a long series ...
Medical Certification
2007-10-11
P You do not need a medical certificate until you fly by yourself It is suggested that you get your medical before you go to any major...
Not Making Progress?
2007-10-11
P I doubt that there is a pilot flying who has not at one time or another felt the twinge of doubt that his learning curve is not...
Teaching precepts
2007-10-11
P li Docendo Discimus We learn by teaching When by yourself you are the instructor BR BR ...
Advice to instructors
2007-10-11
P Go down to lost and found and get your memory every time you have a senior moment P P As a...
Judgment of Limitations
2007-10-11
P The ability of a student to plan a safe flight or flying activity is determined by his judgment of his limitations It is important that the...
Self-Doubt is Normal
2007-10-11
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...
Who's In Charge?
2007-10-11
P Low time instructors have most of the #39;Who #39;s in Charge #39; kind of difficulty This is because they have not had the opportunity ...
A Need to communicate
2007-10-11
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...
Teaching Memory
2007-10-11
P The way an instructor presents material has a great influence on student retention of what is being taught Trauma is proven to be the absolute best...
Reaction and Anticipation
2007-10-11
P In searching for an appropriate place for this material I was surprised at how often the terms appeared the variety of context and application to...
Spins - A History
2007-10-11
An unheralded aviation pioneer is British scientist F A Lindemann The Prof as he was known led a very checkered...
A History of Running Lights
2007-10-11
I have developed a possible sequence for the development of red and green running lights on ships and aircraft I would like to make the following case ...
Bits and Pieces
2007-10-11
ul li Tolerance to lack of oxygen decreases proportionately with age BR li Patience...
Its About Time...
2007-10-11
The next major step in aviation measurement came from the Greeks about 2500 years ago The Greeks sought rules for the way number ideas seemed to work ...
Way To Go...
2007-10-11
The pole star was recognized by the ancients as being a constant reference for determining direction The Norsemen in the 11th century used a needle of magnetic ...
Buying the Farm
2007-10-11
In the `20s #39; barnstormers would travel the countryside to small cities and set up an quot;airplane ride quot; concession from some farmer #39;s field The pilot...
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