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CFI TOOLS
TEACHING COLLISION AVOIDANCE PART 2
GAMIFyING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BY WILLIAM E. DUBOIS
BUILDING PICTURES FROM MODELS
The FAA's training for air traffic controllers breaks situational awareness
into two components: model and picture. Model is defined as a person's
understanding of the environment, while picture is a person's understanding
of what is happening in that environment-right now.
Model understanding needs to be excellent for the picture to be properly
constructed, so that is where you, as a CFI, must start. And as the majority
of midair collisions happen near airports, students need exceptional model
understanding of the airport environment, especially the traffic pattern,
before they can develop a clear picture and become situationally aware.
IN TEACHING COLLISION AVOIDANCE PART 1 we covered how to introduce
your students to the risk of midair collisions, and we talked about how to
teach proper scanning techniques to keep them-and you-safer in the sky.
In this second installment of our four-part series, the focus is on teaching
situational awareness, and we have some innovative ideas for you to try out.
So, let's review how the traffic pattern is historically taught to new students.
I'll bet when you were a student, your instructor quickly drew the pattern
on a whiteboard, labeled the legs in sloppy penmanship, and then moved on.
Oh great. A cartoon two-dimensional vertical representation of an invisible
three dimensional horizontal structure. Yeah. That'll work. It's no wonder
new students get confused on approach to an airport. I challenge you to
do better.
By playing hopscotch.
I'LL BET WHEN YOU WERE A STUDENT, YOUR INSTRUCTOR QUICKLY DREW THE PATTERN ON A
WHITEBOARD, LABELED THE LEGS IN SLOPPY PENMANSHIP, AND THEN MOVED ON. OH GREAT.
MODELING HOPSCOTCH
Remember hopscotch? The childhood game? Get some sidewalk chalk and
head out to the apron. Once there, draw a scale representation of your home
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2
CFItoCFI Newsletter—Volume 14 Issue 2
CFI Notes
From the Editor: Night Flying and Black Hole Departures
Reduce Checkride Rejections—Implement Folder Audits
ASI Message: Simple Stuff—What Am I Messing Up?
CFI News
CFI Tips: Building Block Benefits
New CFI: What's the Rush?—Linger Longer at the Airport
Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
Accident Case Study: Risk Stacking
Chart Challenge: PAVE PAWS
There I Was...: Nosewheel Nightmare
You Can Fly: The 2024 Flight Training Experience Survey—Don't Miss Out!
Safety Quiz: Spatial Disorientation
CFI Tools: Teaching Collision Avoidance Part 2—Gamifying Situational Awareness
Chief's Corner: A Window of Opportunity—Use It Wisely During Your FIRC Renewal
ASI Safety Tip: Box the Controls
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFItoCFI Newsletter—Volume 14 Issue 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFI Notes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - From the Editor: Night Flying and Black Hole Departures
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Reduce Checkride Rejections—Implement Folder Audits
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 9
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - ASI Message: Simple Stuff—What Am I Messing Up?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 11
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFI Tips: Building Block Benefits
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - New CFI: What's the Rush?—Linger Longer at the Airport
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 20
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Accident Case Study: Risk Stacking
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Chart Challenge: PAVE PAWS
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - There I Was...: Nosewheel Nightmare
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - You Can Fly: The 2024 Flight Training Experience Survey—Don't Miss Out!
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 29
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Safety Quiz: Spatial Disorientation
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFI Tools: Teaching Collision Avoidance Part 2—Gamifying Situational Awareness
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 32
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Chief's Corner: A Window of Opportunity—Use It Wisely During Your FIRC Renewal
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 35
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 36
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - ASI Safety Tip: Box the Controls
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