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Old 15th Apr 2007, 22:05
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VFE
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In an ideal world we'd all get the adequate time we need on each lesson to ensure the student has an abundance of knowledge to walk away confident that they can cope with every emergency which may occur but in reality it's very much down to their own self study and ideally, a versatile instructor with experience who can cover the bases as and when they arise in the syllabus. It is daft to expect someone to learn emergency drills prior to commencement of their training as currently appears in the JAR PPL syllabus as they will not yet know enough to appreciate the relevance in many cases.

Not many schools will take kindly to an instructor (especially a young one) requesting extra time and longer slots with students everyday. You need to hone your craft quickly in this game and understand how to get your message across quickly and clearly. Circumlocution is a sure fire way to confuse your student when time is at a premium so spend time on the ground thinking how you can avoid using 12 words when six will do and try not to appear as though you are under pressure with time in front of a student - it takes practice, maturity and time but is a basic lesson in commercial pressure which, should you decide to move onto airline flying will only help your aptitude for that particular job.

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