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FI(A) Course with G1000

Old 20th Sep 2015, 15:26
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Surely it should be substantially irrelevant - the basic principles of flying aren't dependent upon the nature of the instrumentation.

That said, two thoughts:-

- Guessing, correctly, that a majority of my instruction would be on vintage taildraggers, I asked to do my CRI course on a Citabria that the school in question had. They refused, but subsequently it's not been a problem as the main issues where the teaching skills delivered on my course, and my existing tailwheel skillset.

- I have delivered a PPL course on an EFIS equipped aeroplane (specifically NPPL(M)-->NPPL(SSEA) in the students own Jabiru J400). Apart from a bit of mucking about getting the system working properly in the first place, I didn't find it either added or subtracted anything from the whole business. It was just slightly different. (Apart from the wind arrow in the corner of the screen, which was a godsend to a student doing PFLs.).

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Old 20th Sep 2015, 15:43
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I was distracted by the EFIS when I converted, as I suppose many pilots are, but I think that a student who has never seen a classic panel won't be more distracted by the EFIS than he would have been by the dials.
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Old 20th Sep 2015, 15:45
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It is really interesting to see different opinions on the FI course

Besides the G1000, the main reason for asking is I plan on continue with this in the future and I assume we will be seeing a lot more EFIS aircrafts in the next 15-20 years

One thing I was wondering, how normal is it for a instructor to be independent and work at various flight clubs/ schools? How do one apply to a job at a normal club or is it possible to just start and grown a network of students?
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Old 20th Sep 2015, 16:00
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In Britain independent / semi-independent instructors are quite common.

The main requirement is that people know and trust you. Get that right, work come. Don't, it won't.

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Old 20th Sep 2015, 22:08
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One thing I was wondering, how normal is it for a instructor to be independent and work at various flight clubs/ schools?
If you are experienced that is not a problem, but as a FI(R) you have to be supervised until you have enough experience to remove the restriction, many schools may not be interested in employing you if you are not prepared to commit to them. You cannot operate independently under EASA so your stuents will come via the school.
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Old 24th Sep 2015, 13:29
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High Def, full colour - in the UK? If only
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