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Old 18th Apr 2009, 22:06
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We had a student that came to hour flying club .He had over fifty hours all the exams with passes of around 95% or better.He had flown with three other instructors including a grade 1 at around fifty hours who told him to try something else and we were told that he was not able to sent solo and was going to kill himself??? He came to us very angry and felt used they said there was nothing more they could do. He had spent alot of money.
What to do????
Every body learns differently and this guy had a different style .You had to approach things on a different angle he was very smart but was not a mechanical person.We sat down( instructors and the student) and made a plan with goals and we all new what was expected.
He passed his private pilot licence and was a good student
Lessons. He was used for flying /money by the other establishment.He was not assessed by a grade one instructor untill around fifty hours??(bad form)There was no real structure to his training and he was left lacking in many areas by his previous instructors.He had been worn down by bad instructors not giving a dam about the finished product.
We had a very experienced instructor over fifty years flying who had seen his type before
He is still flying and knows his limits he is cautious and safe and it was a pleasure to be able to help him.
Get some help from another instructor from another company and go from there.
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