newby with an opinion
hi guys,
im only new to this site...as of today, but i have read through these posts, and have a bit to say in reply to some of the things ive read in here.
The one that i want to reply to is maverick22....
Mav...how is GA instructing different to RAA instructing (aside from the BIF)??
The same principals are there in regard to how the aircraft is flown, and the same processes is there if the engine fails....we circuit the same, we fly by the attitude of the aircraft....where is it differing????
Yes, you only need 75 hours in command once you have your license, and the pax endo, and the X country endo, followed by the 30 hours PMI, and 20 hours minimum to do the flight training.
But just remember two things....one is that the 20 hours is MINIMUM, meaning that if it takes more for the candidate to get him/her to the standards of an instructor, then they do more. They will be taught to be an instructor. Their job is to teach a student to fly the aeroplane, in the best and safest manor, breeding them as a good pilot.
The second is that the instructor candidate is then tested by a Pilot Examiner. If they arent capable of training someone to be a pilot, then they wont be given the rating. Its quite simple.
Also, as for sending students solo after 50 hours instructing...again, they cant get the senior rating allowing this to happen until they have a MINIMUM of 50 hours, and have RECOMMENDED students to go solo. Meaning that they have to make an assessment of the student, then recommend them to a senior instructor/CFI before they can go solo. Its not until the competency has been reached that they will be given this privilege.
Darksarcasm was asking for some assistance, to gain some knowledge of what is involved...not a bashing between the two sectors of flying. Which by the sounds of it, is mostly what is in the replies.