Originally Posted by
Genghis the Engineer
The bulk of learning should be done out of the aeroplane, with slides, white/blackboard presentations, videos, dialogue with your instructor in briefings.
The flying part is then to consolidate that, ensure it sticks and can be applied, and then move on.
Books are a lousy way to learn anything, just a good way to store knowledge. I don't encourage my students to use books as their main source of learning, albeit that they are a vital part of the mix.
G
^^^ This ^^^
Learning is mostly done outside the airplane, practice is mostly done inside the airplane.
Thousands of teaching techniques.
Sometimes I’d have a student walk the traffic pattern in the parking lot and make all the appropriate radio calls, towered or non-towered.