One in 60 said: You get a checkout flight i.e. the club wants members to go with an instructor because it's been more than 30 days, don't bother teaching them anything UNLESS they would like your input.
An example of this, person who is a PPL holder does a poor full and free movement of controls, does not check to see that aileron goes down that side and up this side etc. If you ask me, that's really worrying but hey you get all sorts.
They are after all not on a PPL test or bieannul review. In a nut shell, you are not an examiner when dealing with PPL holders.
Should you get students, by all means teach them the way you have been taught during your FI course.
If they do something unsafe, make it clear why they should not do so and so, otherwise they won't get it. *some never do*</quote>
Is it me or does this suggestion negate the point of the flight?
How far would you get later on, after a crash/incident etc by claiming 'Oh yes I saw him do that but I didnt bother to point out the error of his ways!'
What about your duty of care? To the PPL, your employer, the rest of us - or even (old fashioned I know) yourself!
How about this: Having delegated the responsibility of the check ride to you, your employer has covered his duty of care, therefore any comebacks come back to you personally.
Obviously, I am perfectly well aware of the difference between military and civillian precision; examination conditions and check rides; a PPL and a NASA SkyGod etc etc etc. What I'm talking about is good old fashioned basic flying standards.
I'm my opinion, if you are the instructor in a paid professional role checking out the standards of others on behalf of a third party before they loan them their expensive flying machine (because that's what you're doing) you owe both the PPL and the owner better quality of professional service than "...
don't bother teaching them anything UNLESS they would like your input." How would they know - thats what you're there for. We've all met the club 'expert' who won't listen but that doesn't mean we stop telling him!!!
Sorry if this has become a rant but your post astonished me, especially as it was advice to a new instructor who had, sensibly, requested some helpful tips. I dont know whether you're an instructor but lets open this up for some other comment.
Maybe what I've said is old fashioned and redundant but I would really like to hear others comments on this!
Regards to all
Xraf
