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CHIEF'S CORNER
CFI TOOLS
OVER THE YEARS, I'VE HAD LEARNERS WHO SEEM TO TAKE A
LONG TIME TO FINISH THEIR FLIGHT TRAINING FOR A PARTICULAR
CERTIFICATE OR RATING. One that comes immediately to mind is a
learner for whom I was his 15th CFI! Now that was over the course of
about 20 or more years, and I made him a solemn promise that I would be
the one who would help him obtain his private pilot certificate. It's not an
unfamiliar story and you may have something like this in your client files
as well.
HE WOULD APOLOGIZE FOR TAKING SO LONG TO GET THIS
TRAINING DONE. I ASSURED HIM THAT HE WASN'T IN A RACE
WITH ANYBODY. ULTIMATELY, HE COMPLETED HIS TRAINING
AND PASSED HIS CHECKRIDE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT.
As a young man he enlisted in the Air Force, and while on active duty
he joined an Air Force Aero Club on his base and started working on his
private pilot certificate. Of course, life intervened as it so often does. His
training was put on hold, he left active duty, moved around the country
a few times, then tried to pick up again with his training but never quite
finished all the requirements. His logbook was well maintained, and he
had an impressive amount of flight time logged as he'd finally settled
down and had joined a civilian flying club to complete his training.
Unfortunately, he had Air Guard deployments, changes in CFIs, and
other life events that kept pushing his checkride further into the future.
He had a string of expired knowledge test results, and when we started
working together his most recent exam was 18 months old.
I knew we had to finish up some night flying-including a dual night
cross-country flight and some hood work-and I wanted to make sure he
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3
CFItoCFI Newsletter—Volume 14 Issue 3
CFI Notes
From the Editor: We Need Your Help—In the Vicinity of an Airport
The Maneuver Checklist Concept—Use it on Checkrides and in Training
ASI Message: Under Pressure—How Would You React?
CFI News
CFI Tips: No Words Needed—Effective Communication
Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
Accident Case Study: High Aspirations
Chart Challenge: Farming Electricity With Wind Turbines
Training and Safety: Tips for Students
There I Was...: Glider Midair Soaring Over California
You Can Fly: When Instructional Frustration Became Inspiration
Safety Quiz: Aerodynamics
CFI Tools: Teaching Collision Avoidance Part 3—Mastering the Pattern
Chief's Corner: Deadlines…What Deadlines?
ASK ATC: Why Talk to ATC?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - CFItoCFI Newsletter—Volume 14 Issue 3
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - CFI Notes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - From the Editor: We Need Your Help—In the Vicinity of an Airport
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - The Maneuver Checklist Concept—Use it on Checkrides and in Training
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 9
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 10
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - ASI Message: Under Pressure—How Would You React?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - CFI Tips: No Words Needed—Effective Communication
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 20
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - Accident Case Study: High Aspirations
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - Chart Challenge: Farming Electricity With Wind Turbines
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 27
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - Training and Safety: Tips for Students
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 30
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - There I Was...: Glider Midair Soaring Over California
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - You Can Fly: When Instructional Frustration Became Inspiration
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 33
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - Safety Quiz: Aerodynamics
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - CFI Tools: Teaching Collision Avoidance Part 3—Mastering the Pattern
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 37
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 38
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - Chief's Corner: Deadlines…What Deadlines?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 40
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 41
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - 42
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 3 - ASK ATC: Why Talk to ATC?
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