Unusual Student Responses
Colleague of mine once had a student from SE Asia. The first rule when dealing with foreign students is that what you say usually means something completely different to the student. One example is the word 'endurance'.
In SE Asian countries this word has nothing to do with flying.
Instructor: "What is your endurance, Bloggs?"
Student: "I like it very much, sir"
Student giving PFL briefing: "We have had a slight engine failure. Please remove all sharp objectives. Sir, please pull out your teeth and put them under your seat......."
Another student almost crashes during a dual session of crosswind circuits. Instructor decides on a full stop and taxies back to the runup bays. Following some sound re-briefing, he asks the student if he has any questions. The student replies: "May I use the crosswind landing technique, sir?"
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