As an examiner I want to know that the student is aware of his legal responsibilities towards passengers. Any briefing must be accurate and understandable. You willl do this, I will do that, no room for the Royal "WE". They need to know where the exits are, how to use them how to Brace etc.
A passenger does not need to know anything about staying on the runway, problems with the aeroplane, landing ahead or "Rotate" speeds which only apply to Perf A aeroplanes. Start telling them all sorts of crap and you will confuse them and most probably frighten them to death.
If we had to land in a field, I will ask you to open the door and adopt the brace position! Do they know what to do? If not show them. You might add that this is to ensure that you can get out of the aeroplane following the landing and bracing ensures they wont bang their head in the event of landing on rough ground.
If the student clearly knows what they are about, there is no need to labour the issue. If they fail to brief, it becomes one of the Aural questions in Section G. If they start spouting irrelevant garbage its part of the process of digging a big hole that often ends in failure.
When conducting stalling exercises, the examiner needs to see that you deonstrate correct use of controls during the stall and recovery; your comments above indicate that you are not sure so how will you convince the examiner that you are safe to carry passengers?
Last edited by Whopity; 10th June 2010 at 20:48.