Originally Posted by
Piper.Classique
Nice. Just out of interest, has anyone ever succeeded without help, and if so what did they say?
Nope. Everyone needed some level of coaching. One student did find the little airport without help and did a quite good job of staying orientated to a good safe landing. However they figured the hard part was over and got a little complacent on the way back. I did not say a word until the tower came back and asked them "where were they going".
At that point their mental gyro totally tumbled and I could see panic starting to set in, so I told him to turn right 40 degrees, a heading that would take them to the airport.....and yes as a matter of fact the first words out of his mouth when we shut down were "Holy Sh*it"
