Originally Posted by
OK465
From my first go as an instructor I was strongly advised to assume that the student is always trying to kill you....this training Captain evidently didn't get that advice.
It is easier to believe of a novice than of an experienced pilot, but this point is worth repeating.
Anecdote: on a refresher flight after too much time at a desk, I was being "refreshed" and we knocked most of the rust off of my flying skills.
As the PIC came in for final landing, as we passed abeam ... I casually mentioned that the gear were still up. At the 90 / base position, him having reviewed "landing checks complete," I said with a bit more energy "gear has three up indications" and moved my hand to the gear handle with the intention of lowring it should he have missed my point.
He lowered the gear and all was sweetness and light after that.
Any of us can make a boo boo, no matter the number of hours in our logbook.