CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 6
SETUP AND RESOURCES
I like to relay a story that exemplifies this concept.
At the same flight school, and less than a week
apart, I had two different CFI candidates. One,
the first one, got it. The second one didn't, yet.
When I arrived for the first CFI ride, I asked if we
were going to be using the usual office I use for
practical tests at the site. The CFI applicant said,
"No, I have set us up to use a classroom, so we have
some more resources while we do the test."
Intrigued, we switched buildings, and I found
he had set up the room with a whiteboard that
he used during the test to draw and explain
things and an Apple TV he used to project
things to the overhead projector to a screen on
the wall. He showed things related to crosscountry planning from his iPad to the screen,
had some videos he used to describe systems,
and pulled up airport charts to describe taxi
diagrams and runway incursion avoidance
lessons. He was using his resources to teach me
acting as a student.
Less than a week later I went to the same
location for another CFI ride and asked the
same question. "Are we going to use the office
for the test?"
The applicant's response was, "No, I heard you
like to use the classroom, so let's go over there."
OK, the word was out. Right? He must be going to
teach the same way.
But he didn't.
He didn't use any of those resources.
In fact, he actually asked me at one point,
"Is there anything you want to use the
projector for?"
I responded, "Well, gee, aren't you the instructor
presenting things?"
See the difference?
One of these two passed on the first try. I think
you can figure out which one.
JUST KNOWING HOW TO BE A "RIGHT SEAT PILOT" ISN'T WHAT IT TAKES TO BE
A GOOD, OR EVEN BETTER, A GREAT CFI. IT TAKES BEING A TEACHER. AND THOSE
QUALITIES ARE EXEMPLIFIED IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAN JUST BEING A GOOD
COMMERCIAL PILOT.
I tell this story to make the point that setting up
a space with resources can really be a benefit,
or it can just be a waste of time if an applicant
doesn't know how to use them or incorporate
them into the demonstrated teaching on the CFI
practical test.
The savviest of CFI candidates I have seen have
used things like a computer and projector, an
Apple TV to a projector or even just a TV screen
or bigger computer monitor, whiteboards and
chalkboards, large drawing pads, and I have even
seen an applicant draw on a window with dryerase markers.
If we think about good teaching techniques,
something the Fundamentals of Instruction
subject area focuses on, we know that teaching
using multiple methods of presentation increases
student learning and retention. The ability to
understand and demonstrate this is something
a DPE must test on a CFI practical test. Make it
easier for your DPE by demonstrating this and
discussing it.
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1
CFItoCFI Newsletter—Vol. 11, Issue 1
CFI Notes and Letters
In the Spotlight: SAFE CFI PRO Workshop
CFI Applicants—Teaching the Teacher
Collected Wisdom: Tricks of the Trade
CFI News
CFI Tips: Do You Have a Plan C?
ASI Message: Be Flexible—Stay Safe
There I Was... Stuck at Full Throttle
Standards Dissected: ACS Concluded
CFI Tools: PIREPs Made Easy
Beyond Proficient: Landing at the Airport in the Sky
You Can Fly: Free Tool Coming to Your Flight School
Safety Quiz: Spring Weather
CFI's Point of View: Learning to Fly at a Busy Airport—More Pros Than Cons
Chief's Corner: Finding Patter for Elementary Flight Maneuvers
Ask ATC: Am I Cleared for Class B?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - CFItoCFI Newsletter—Vol. 11, Issue 1
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - CFI Notes and Letters
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 3
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - In the Spotlight: SAFE CFI PRO Workshop
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - CFI Applicants—Teaching the Teacher
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 9
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 10
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - Collected Wisdom: Tricks of the Trade
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - CFI Tips: Do You Have a Plan C?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - ASI Message: Be Flexible—Stay Safe
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 20
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 21
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - There I Was... Stuck at Full Throttle
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - Standards Dissected: ACS Concluded
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 24
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - CFI Tools: PIREPs Made Easy
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - Beyond Proficient: Landing at the Airport in the Sky
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - You Can Fly: Free Tool Coming to Your Flight School
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - Safety Quiz: Spring Weather
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - CFI's Point of View: Learning to Fly at a Busy Airport—More Pros Than Cons
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 32
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - Chief's Corner: Finding Patter for Elementary Flight Maneuvers
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 1 - 34
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