cfi check ride

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

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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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
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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