FI Rating Pre-Entry Test
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Yep, the check ride just shows where the course needs to be pitched. Some low hour pilots have already got into bad habits. Ask yourself can you carry out a good PFL, full flap or performance landing and have you got a disciplined attitude to flight. Either way you can be trained but it is wise to know just what material you have to work with. You will be surprised when you do the course on the basis that you previously thought you could fly well enough. There really is so much to be learned - it's a great course and unlike most courses this one is ALL relevant to your chosen career! Good luck.
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My tip is, dont forget that there are 125 hrs or so of ground based instruction on how to teach and how to prepare and give proper briefings / debreifings and how to deal with the different characters of students.
Whether or not the school you end up allows proper time for ground briefings in the roster, you should put as much emphasis on this as the 30 hours in the air.
Whether or not the school you end up allows proper time for ground briefings in the roster, you should put as much emphasis on this as the 30 hours in the air.
Dancing with the devil, going with the flow... it's all a game to me.
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The FIC was the best, most enjoyable, rewarding and relevant of all the flying courses I've completed to date. Pitched right this course will will probably be the most fun you've had in the air so far - sure, it's hard work and you will need to pay attention but the good thing is it will sharpen your flying skills up no end whilst making sure the number one aspect - how to teach - is foremost in the agenda. If you have yet to cover spinning in your flying career you will certainly be fully familiar by the end of the FIC!
G'luck and enjoy!
VFE.
G'luck and enjoy!
VFE.
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At the end of week 1 I thought 'Oh my Gawd!!'. I thought I'd entered another sphere of existence. I could not see how the hell I was going to fly a plane in a demonstrative, structured, point-by-point manner, listen to ATC, keep an eye on where I am, keep an eye out for other traffic, keep my third (
) eye on my student and explain what it is we're supposed to be doing in the first place.....ALL AT THE SAME TIME!!! Mammy!!!
But fear not, it all starts falling together, piece by piece, until in the end you will surprise yourself, I'm sure.
Practice your board briefs over and over, preferably with a fellow student - you will be surprised how much you will learn from that alone, which you can take into the air.
And don't forget to have fun!
) eye on my student and explain what it is we're supposed to be doing in the first place.....ALL AT THE SAME TIME!!! Mammy!!!But fear not, it all starts falling together, piece by piece, until in the end you will surprise yourself, I'm sure.
Practice your board briefs over and over, preferably with a fellow student - you will be surprised how much you will learn from that alone, which you can take into the air.
And don't forget to have fun!
The pre-entry flight test is hardly likely to be anything to worry about. JAR-FCL 1.335(f) states that a candidate should have "....passed a specific pre-entry flight test with an FI qualified as in JAR–FCL 1.330(f) based upon the proficiency check as set out in Appendix 3 to JAR–FCL 1.240 within the six months preceding the start of the course. The flight test will assess the ability of the applicant to undertake the course." So all you have to do is to pass an LPC and, let's face it, no FIC instructor is likely to pass up the chance of earning a bucketful of money by telling you that you do not have the ability to start the course! It will probably be the easiest LPC you have ever taken.
