Hi:
Red Four....Curtis Jenny....Kermit 180...& C.F.I.
My reason for posting is to try and point out some of the shortfalls in the methods and the amount of time used in flight training.
As to the finals thing I am quite aware of what these people mean, it is just irritating to hear them miss-speak, hell we should strive at accuracy in flying including proper use of the language. I ferry aircraft all over the world and the language thing is enough of a problem without having to listen to english speaking pilots screw up their own language....There that gets that put in its place..
Now to training, everyone of you make good points, C.F.I. is right on about the inability of students to master landings unless they are taught where to look and the picture they need to see.
I use a camcorder that is mounted in the exact eye level that the pilots actually see out the windshield. When the training flight is over I de-brief using the film of the flight we just finished. The camcorder is connected to a T.V and I can stop the film at any point in the approach and landing and then ask the student to tell me where he/ she was looking and what they think they were looking for. I give the student a laser pen to point at the T.V. screen so there is no missunderstanding where they were looking.
Anyhow you guys / girls or whaterve your sexual persuasion, that is one of the many aids thatI use to ensure the student grasps exactly what I am trying to teach them.
If any of you are interested I can stay on this subject and we can all try and help each other, as I have learned a lot about teaching flying over the past forty or more years by osmosis alone. You may find some of my methods to be of use in your own careers.
If not why just tell me to get stuffed, I won't be offended.
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The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no.