Dambuster,
Could not agree more. How many times on the downwind checks do you get "T&P'S ok, Fuel on, contents sufficient, pump on" etc when the student has not even looked.
Try taking the fuse out of the fuel gauge circuit when on a circuit detail and see how long it takes your student to notice that the gauges are reading zero. They might actually start checking something rather than reciting some mantra as if it supposed to impress you.
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TwinComm