i have mine this sunday first thing @ 8:00 am
any thoughts

take a deep breath on Sat night.. and sleep well...
good luck..
BT
CFI-G

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Teach well

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Yes. I'll suggest to you what I have suggested to every CFI applicant
I've ever coached.
Be prepared to explain what is complicated in plain simple easy to
understand terms, REGARDLESS of how much you want to impress the
examiner with your "deep" knowledge of the subject.
Inject enough to satisfy the examiner that you are well aware of the
technically complicated answer, but lean heavily toward reducing that
complication right on down to it's most basic level. NOTHING impresses
an examiner more than a potential instructor's ability to do
this....NOTHING!
Aside from this, fly well and teach even better, and you'll do just
fine.
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/CFI Retired
for private email; make necessary changes between ( )
dhenriques(at)(delete all this)earthlink(dot)net

One of the biggest reasons people fail the CFI checkride is because
they think its a right seat commercial checkride. The examiner is going
to be looking at how well you TEACH the manuever. If your mouth is
closed while you're flying it, you probably won't pass. :)

-Robert


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> any thoughts

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> any thoughts

Don't do what I did: fly with a temperature of 103 just because the CFI ride
is difficult to schedule and the school threatens to kick you out if you
don't take it then.

Bingo. This is something that you can practice today. Find somebody that
doesn't know anything about aviation and teach them something. Tell them
everytime they hear you use a word that they haven't heard that you want
them to stop you and ask you "what's that". Tell them everytime they don't
understand something that you want them to stop you and ask you "why". Tell
them to do this even when you are explaining something else.

or borrow a kid of that special age that does the "what's that" and "why"
thing automatically

This will help you learn how to break things down to a level that is
understandable for your student. When you learn how to do this, you will be
able to start teaching at a basic level and quickly move upwards to your
student's level of understanding rather than starting above his level of
understanding and working downward wasting his time and increasing his
frustration. Students like to feel that they know something, start with
what they know and build on it.

Try explaining a soft field take off without useing the term "ground
effect". If you think you'll need to use that term, first figure out how
you'll teach the student what ground effect is.

Jim

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have a good breakfast and be sure you stock up on energy, you will need it.

My first ride with a potential CFI in the right seat and me in the left seat
playing student always began with "What makes the airplane fly?" If the
answer got into the lift equation or angle of attack I knew I had some work
ahead.

Bob Gardner

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>
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>>i have mine this sunday first thing @ 8:00 am
>> any thoughts
>
> Yes. I'll suggest to you what I have suggested to every CFI applicant I've
> ever coached.
> Be prepared to explain what is complicated in plain simple easy to
> understand terms, REGARDLESS of how much you want to impress the examiner
> with your "deep" knowledge of the subject.
> Inject enough to satisfy the examiner that you are well aware of the
> technically complicated answer, but lean heavily toward reducing that
> complication right on down to it's most basic level. NOTHING impresses an
> examiner more than a potential instructor's ability to do this....NOTHING!
> Aside from this, fly well and teach even better, and you'll do just fine.
> Dudley Henriques
> International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
> Commercial Pilot/CFI Retired
> for private email; make necessary changes between ( )
> dhenriques(at)(delete all this)earthlink(dot)net
>
>

"Bob Gardner" > wrote in message
...
> My first ride with a potential CFI in the right seat and me in the left
> seat playing student always began with "What makes the airplane fly?" If
> the answer got into the lift equation or angle of attack I knew I had some
> work ahead.
>
> Bob Gardner

Bob,

Everyone knows the correct asnwer to that question is MONEY!

:O)

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ

i thank every body for their advice all have good thoughts i will let
you know how it works out
jon



Jay Beckman wrote:
> "Bob Gardner" > wrote in message
> ...
> > My first ride with a potential CFI in the right seat and me in the
left
> > seat playing student always began with "What makes the airplane
fly?" If
> > the answer got into the lift equation or angle of attack I knew I
had some
> > work ahead.
> >
> > Bob Gardner
>
> Bob,
>
> Everyone knows the correct asnwer to that question is MONEY!
>
> :O)
>
> Jay Beckman
> PP-ASEL
> Chandler, AZ

thank you all i am a curent cfi
jon
wrote:
> i thank every body for their advice all have good thoughts i will let
> you know how it works out
> jon
>
>
>
> Jay Beckman wrote:
> > "Bob Gardner" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > My first ride with a potential CFI in the right seat and me in
the
> left
> > > seat playing student always began with "What makes the airplane
> fly?" If
> > > the answer got into the lift equation or angle of attack I knew I
> had some
> > > work ahead.
> > >
> > > Bob Gardner
> >
> > Bob,
> >
> > Everyone knows the correct asnwer to that question is MONEY!
> >
> > :O)
> >
> > Jay Beckman
> > PP-ASEL
> > Chandler, AZ

> wrote in message

> thank you all i am a curent cfi
> jon


Congrats!

You do have to sit down, and tell us all about it, right?
--
Jim in NC

> wrote in message
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> thank you all i am a curent cfi
> jon
> wrote:
>> i thank every body for their advice all have good thoughts i will let
>> you know how it works out
>> jon
>>

Good job Jon! Now your eyes will be opened.

Allen

Hey Congrats Jon!! Give us all the details when you catch your breath!
Jim

> wrote in message
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> thank you all i am a curent cfi
> jon
> wrote:
> > i thank every body for their advice all have good thoughts i will let
> > you know how it works out
> > jon
> >
> >
> >
> > Jay Beckman wrote:
> > > "Bob Gardner" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > My first ride with a potential CFI in the right seat and me in
> the
> > left
> > > > seat playing student always began with "What makes the airplane
> > fly?" If
> > > > the answer got into the lift equation or angle of attack I knew I
> > had some
> > > > work ahead.
> > > >
> > > > Bob Gardner
> > >
> > > Bob,
> > >
> > > Everyone knows the correct asnwer to that question is MONEY!
> > >
> > > :O)
> > >
> > > Jay Beckman
> > > PP-ASEL
> > > Chandler, AZ
>

On 2005-01-30, > wrote:
> thank you all i am a curent cfi
> jon

Congratulations, Jon.

....Edwin
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__________________________________________________ _____
"Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your
eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, there you
long to return."-- da Vinci ... www.shreve.net/~elj

Way to go Jon! Congrats!

I also would like to hear a blow by blow of your ride. I will be taking my
CFI checkride for a re-issuance of my CFI certificate probably around the
end of March or in April. I would love to hear all the details. It's been
15 years since I passed my initial CFI.

Also, I think I'll take this opportunity to impart one bit of advice
(inspired by about 1400 hrs of instruction given time - a lot to student
pilots).

You might want to make sure your teaching style does not include phrases
such as...

"Pull back on the wheel, when I tell you", but instead use something like,
"When I tell you, pull back on the wheel".

After a few hours of instruction given you will see the immense difference
between those two statements :) LOL!

-Frank

> wrote in message
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> thank you all i am a curent cfi
> jon
> wrote:
>> i thank every body for their advice all have good thoughts i will let
>> you know how it works out
>> jon
>>
>>
>>
>> Jay Beckman wrote:
>> > "Bob Gardner" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> > > My first ride with a potential CFI in the right seat and me in
> the
>> left
>> > > seat playing student always began with "What makes the airplane
>> fly?" If
>> > > the answer got into the lift equation or angle of attack I knew I
>> had some
>> > > work ahead.
>> > >
>> > > Bob Gardner
>> >
>> > Bob,
>> >
>> > Everyone knows the correct asnwer to that question is MONEY!
>> >
>> > :O)
>> >
>> > Jay Beckman
>> > PP-ASEL
>> > Chandler, AZ
>

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> thank you all i am a curent cfi
> jon


Congrats! Now, do you want to BFR an old CFI from 20+ years ago? What would you ask me and how long do you think it will
take to get current?

Congratulations.

By all means, at least give us an idea as to what the CFI check ride
and orals is like.

I'm starting to take a serious look at commercial and then CFI.
Later,
Steve.T
PP ASEL/Instrument