Good luck!!! My initial was an all day affair.

Break things down so they are simple and easy to understand then build on
them. Don't use terms that the student hasn't heard before unless you first
explain them i.e.: ground effect, angle of attack etc. When something goes
wrong just keep teaching and explain what happened, why it happened and what
to do to prevent it from happening again. (that was a real good take off,
but the reason we lifted off sooner and slower than last time and climbed
steeper than last time was because we had 20 degrees of flaps deployed, next
time let's try it with flaps completely retracted)

And have fun. Remember you can always take the ride again. I botched mine
after 6 hours of oral. My second go around we did 3 hours of oral and 3
hours of flying. Several times she mentioned that I seemed more relaxed the
second time and acted like I was having fun, both important things to pass
along to the students. Who wants to try to learn something from somebody
that is all tensed up and not enjoying what he's doing?

Relax take your time and you'll do great.
--
Jim Burns III

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