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CFI'S POINT OF VIEW
LIKE STUDENTS,
CFIS ALSO FEEL FRUSTRATION
FOCUSING ON STUDENT NEEDS IS THE BEST ANTIDOTE TO CFI BURNOUT
BY JOHN W. OLCOTT
MONKS IN THE MIDDLE AGES BELIEVED THAT
LIVING A HARD LIFE FILLED WITH SELFINFLICTED PAIN WOULD GAIN THEM ENTRANCE
TO HEAVEN. To facilitate passage to salvation,
they wore shirts made of rough animal hair
next to their skin as part of a practice known
as mortification of the flesh. Hence the term
" wearing the hair shirt " denotes undertaking an
uncomfortable or undesired task simply because
it is a requirement for earning a better status.
Some cynics regard flight instruction as the
" hair shirt " worn by those seeking a career as a
professional aviator.
Mere mortals desiring airline employment
need 1,500 flight hours, the minimum for an
airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate, to be
considered by U.S. passenger and cargo airlines.
Military pilots with 750 hours total time, holders
of a bachelor's degree with an aviation major and
1,000 total piloting time, and aviation associate
degree holders with 1,250 hours are eligible for
a restricted privileges airline transport pilot
certificate, which is sufficient for serving as a
first officer. Obtaining such flight time without
holding a piloting job, however, is beyond the
budget of all but the megawealthy; it is flight
instructing that enables a pilot to gain time
quickly-possibly as many as 800 to 1,000 hours
per year-while someone else is footing the bill.
Even aviation jobs not associated with the
scheduled airlines require more flight time than
the average person can afford, by either renting
or owning their own aircraft. Gone are the days
when several hundred hours and a commercial
certificate with an instrument rating were
sufficient to sit for an interview with a scheduled
carrier. (Yes, such an age existed, before the
tragic crash of Colgan Flight 3407.) Hence, many
aspiring aviators today are engaged in flight
instruction as the means for logging time.
Building time by teaching steep turns or ground
reference maneuvers day in and day out can be
monotonous-and what holder of a flight instructor
certificate hasn't been frustrated by the student
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4
CFItoCFI Newsletter—Vol. 11, Issue 4
CFI Notes
From the Editor: Your New ASI Transcript
Lessons Learned from 2020—And How to Look on the Bright Side
Safety Webinars: Hone Your Skills—Be Well-Informed
ASI Message: Embrace New Technologies and Ideas
CFI News
CFI Tips: 5 Common Paperwork Hiccups for FAA Practical Tests
Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
There I Was...: Bird Strike at Night
Chart Challenge: Radar at Your Service—TRSA Benefits
CFI's Point of View: Like Students, CFIs Also Feel Frustration
From the ASI Archives: Single Pilot IFR
You Can Fly: Flight School Connector
Safety Quiz: VFR Fond Du Lac to Festus
CFI Tools: How to Avoid Winter Weather Woes
Chief's Corner: New Year, New Ratings Resolutions
Pilot Safety Announcement: It's a Drag
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFItoCFI Newsletter—Vol. 11, Issue 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI Notes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - From the Editor: Your New ASI Transcript
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Lessons Learned from 2020—And How to Look on the Bright Side
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Safety Webinars: Hone Your Skills—Be Well-Informed
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - ASI Message: Embrace New Technologies and Ideas
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 10
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI Tips: 5 Common Paperwork Hiccups for FAA Practical Tests
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 21
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - There I Was...: Bird Strike at Night
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 24
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Chart Challenge: Radar at Your Service—TRSA Benefits
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI's Point of View: Like Students, CFIs Also Feel Frustration
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 27
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - From the ASI Archives: Single Pilot IFR
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 30
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - You Can Fly: Flight School Connector
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Safety Quiz: VFR Fond Du Lac to Festus
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI Tools: How to Avoid Winter Weather Woes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Chief's Corner: New Year, New Ratings Resolutions
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 36
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 37
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Pilot Safety Announcement: It's a Drag
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