Got my slightly-used copy of "The Flight Instructor's Manual" (3rd edition)
in the mail on Saturday based on recommendations here. $13 including
shipping.

Just want to say THANKS to everybody who recommended it. I'm pretty sure
my wife is tired of me telling her what a fantastically useful
and -inspiring- book it's turning out to be.

The FAA and ASA books tell you that Rote Memorization is the least useful
method of learning and that the best form involves putting the learned
knowledge into useful context; and then give you a bunch of uninspiring FOI
psychobabble, FARs, test questions and almost-rote answers. So basically
they're doing what they're teaching you not to do.

By comparison, Kershner starts with, in capital letters: "THE FLIGHT
INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE ISSUED."
He explains why, and then very quickly begins telling the reader about how
the fundamentals of instruction apply to teaching people how to fly
airplanes.
Within a matter of a couple of pages he has you thinking about instructing
and before long it's as if you can hear the engine and the wind and you can
smell the fuel and exhaust. This is not a book about theories and
regulations, but how to teach people to fly.

I don't feel like I'm memorizing a textbook. I feel like I'm listening to
some well-seasoned master flight instructor or coach describe to me what's
going to happen and how to maximize my effectiveness at accomplishing
esteemable, rewarding and critical tasks. This book probably won't help me
pass the FOI or CFI written exams, but as a reader I don't care; he teaches
about flying, flight instruction and he does something that the other books
have completely failed at so far, which is inspiring the reader to go out
and master aviation and instruction.

Outstanding! Thanks again, everybody!

-c

Gatt wrote:
> Got my slightly-used copy of "The Flight Instructor's Manual" (3rd edition)
> in the mail on Saturday based on recommendations here. $13 including
> shipping.
>
> Just want to say THANKS to everybody who recommended it. I'm pretty sure
> my wife is tired of me telling her what a fantastically useful
> and -inspiring- book it's turning out to be.
>
> The FAA and ASA books tell you that Rote Memorization is the least useful
> method of learning and that the best form involves putting the learned
> knowledge into useful context; and then give you a bunch of uninspiring FOI
> psychobabble, FARs, test questions and almost-rote answers. So basically
> they're doing what they're teaching you not to do.
>
> By comparison, Kershner starts with, in capital letters: "THE FLIGHT
> INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE ISSUED."
> He explains why, and then very quickly begins telling the reader about how
> the fundamentals of instruction apply to teaching people how to fly
> airplanes.
> Within a matter of a couple of pages he has you thinking about instructing
> and before long it's as if you can hear the engine and the wind and you can
> smell the fuel and exhaust. This is not a book about theories and
> regulations, but how to teach people to fly.
>
> I don't feel like I'm memorizing a textbook. I feel like I'm listening to
> some well-seasoned master flight instructor or coach describe to me what's
> going to happen and how to maximize my effectiveness at accomplishing
> esteemable, rewarding and critical tasks. This book probably won't help me
> pass the FOI or CFI written exams, but as a reader I don't care; he teaches
> about flying, flight instruction and he does something that the other books
> have completely failed at so far, which is inspiring the reader to go out
> and master aviation and instruction.
>
> Outstanding! Thanks again, everybody!
>
> -c
>
>
>
Good choice, and I see you are getting out of Bill's book exactly what
he intended when he wrote it.
Best of luck with your flying.
Dudley Henriques

>he teaches about flying, flight instruction and he does something that the
>other books have completely failed at so far, which is inspiring the reader
>to go out and master aviation and instruction.

I wanted to try to write William Kershner a letter to thank him personally,
and came across this:


William K. Kershner (Pilot, Flight Instructor, Author) died at home
on January 7, 2007.


http://www.kershnerflightmanuals.com/

I had to chime in on this one. Kershner's CFI manual is top-notch and this
is coming from a guy (me) who never cared for his other training manual
(sorry <grin>, I just didn't care for how they were put together, in terms
of pacing and structure/style). What I like about his book is that it
includes the 'what you have to know' info AND a good insight into what the
day-to-day is like as an instructor.

Great choice!!!! The CFI Kershner book is one that sits in my library
well-used and 'dog-eared'.

--
=-----
Good Flights!

Cecil E. Chapman
CFI-A, CP-ASEL-IA
Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jose, California

Check out my personal flying adventures from my first flight to the
checkride AND the continuing adventures beyond!
Complete with pictures and text at: www.bayareapilot.com

"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery -

"We who fly, do so for the love of flying. We are alive in the air with
this miracle that lies in our hands and beneath our feet"
- Cecil Day Lewis -
"Gatt" > wrote in message
...
>
> Got my slightly-used copy of "The Flight Instructor's Manual" (3rd
> edition) in the mail on Saturday based on recommendations here. $13
> including shipping.
>
> Just want to say THANKS to everybody who recommended it. I'm pretty sure
> my wife is tired of me telling her what a fantastically useful
> and -inspiring- book it's turning out to be.
>
> The FAA and ASA books tell you that Rote Memorization is the least useful
> method of learning and that the best form involves putting the learned
> knowledge into useful context; and then give you a bunch of uninspiring
> FOI psychobabble, FARs, test questions and almost-rote answers. So
> basically they're doing what they're teaching you not to do.
>
> By comparison, Kershner starts with, in capital letters: "THE FLIGHT
> INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE ISSUED."
> He explains why, and then very quickly begins telling the reader about how
> the fundamentals of instruction apply to teaching people how to fly
> airplanes.
> Within a matter of a couple of pages he has you thinking about instructing
> and before long it's as if you can hear the engine and the wind and you
> can smell the fuel and exhaust. This is not a book about theories and
> regulations, but how to teach people to fly.
>
> I don't feel like I'm memorizing a textbook. I feel like I'm listening to
> some well-seasoned master flight instructor or coach describe to me what's
> going to happen and how to maximize my effectiveness at accomplishing
> esteemable, rewarding and critical tasks. This book probably won't help
> me pass the FOI or CFI written exams, but as a reader I don't care; he
> teaches about flying, flight instruction and he does something that the
> other books have completely failed at so far, which is inspiring the
> reader to go out and master aviation and instruction.
>
> Outstanding! Thanks again, everybody!
>
> -c
>
>
>
>

Gatt wrote:
>>he teaches about flying, flight instruction and he does something that the
>>other books have completely failed at so far, which is inspiring the reader
>>to go out and master aviation and instruction.
>
>
> I wanted to try to write William Kershner a letter to thank him personally,
> and came across this:
>
>
> William K. Kershner (Pilot, Flight Instructor, Author) died at home
> on January 7, 2007.
>
>
> http://www.kershnerflightmanuals.com/
>
>
His plane (the 152) is now in the Smithsonian (Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center).