Before Takeoff Check

Emergency procedures review
Door, belts, smoke, engine
POH distances and performance
Departure plan review
Clearing
Radio Watch

Pre-takeoff ConsiderationsP B 1 Gross Weight and Center of Gravity B BR Gross weight is the empty weight plus useful load You must…
Trimming Cessnas (instructor notes)P Cessna has engineered its trim so that certain changes in trim can be anticipated to correspond to flight…
Changing YouP You begin flying with an attitude that may or may not be compatible to the reality required Attitude is a…
Certificates and DocumentsI FONT SIZE quot; 1 quot; REFERENCES; FARs 43 61 and 91; AC 61 21 AC61 23; Pilot #39;s handbook and Flight…
Wire Strikesli 1 accident in 20 is a wire strike BR li A wire strike will occur below 200 #39; AGL in VFR BR...
Failed TeachingThe most dangerous aspect of flying and flight instruction is that the FAA Part 91 system lets incompetents…
Practice IllusionsP B Autokinesis B BR On a dark night fly toward a single light Student is to stare only at the light...
Major CFI Applicant Problem AreasP middot; Not fitting lesson to student level BR middot; Too much talking without check on comprehension BR…
Dealing with DelaysOne of the advantages of learning to fly in the fall is the greater probability of weather delays A pilot…
Spatial DisorientationP Spatial disorientation is the No 1 cause of military fatal accidents Even the best pilot will become…
Growing Up As A PilotIt takes more than time to grow and mature as a pilot Judgment cannot be measured just by time but by the…
Where Accidents Happenul li Only 8 of midairs are from head on 42 are between airplanes flying in the same direction ...

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