CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 14
CFI Commentary
REAL FLYING INVOLVES PHYSICAL COORDINATION, LISTENING
TO INSTRUCTIONS, AND INTERPRETING VOICES AT THE OTHER
END OF A MIC-ALL AT ONCE.
Chair flying is easy. Real flying involves physical coordination,
listening to instructions, and interpreting voices at the other end
of a mic-all at once.
The best advice I ever got on how to keep a cool head on the radio
came from the instructor in my first airline indoctrination class.
"Practice doing your flows and saying your callouts with music
blaring-the kind you don't like." The advice sounded a bit crazy to
me. But darned it if it didn't work. It forced me to focus my mind.
That's when I adapted the same tactic to practice copying and
reading back IFR clearances. I used the most annoying music I could
find. It worked. It reinforced what to say and how to say it, despite
any flight deck distractions.
The second-best piece of advice I ever got on radio etiquette
came from one of my primary flight instructors. She told me, "Just
remember 4 x 4." It's a mental shortcut that has served me well.
The first part is an acronym-ILSI: Inhale, listen, speak, identify.
These are the first four components of a formula that reminds you
to inhale before keying the mic, listen before you speak, and identify
the essential elements of your radio call.
Part two of the formula reminds you to say those four elements in
this order:
- Whom you're calling
- Who you are
- Where you are
- What you want to do
What's cool is the 4 x 4 approach translates to all phases of flight:
On the ground: "Trenton ground, Cessna Four-Two-Three-EightBravo at transient parking with information Tango, requesting taxi
to run-up area for Runway Two Four."
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Vol. 5, Issue 2
Arrival & Approach Briefings
Safety Seminar: Real World Weather
CFI Commentary: Talking to ATC
CFI Tips: Density Altitude - An Experiment
ASI Message: Landing Attitude
Real Pilot Story: Fire in the Cockpit
Safety Spotlight: Into the Unknown
ASI Online: In Review - Storm Week
Safety Quiz: Non-Precision Approach at CEC
CFI Tools: Passenger Safety Briefing
Chief's Corner: Flying is as Safe as You Make It
Pilot Safety Announcement: School Daze
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - Arrival & Approach Briefings
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 9
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - Safety Seminar: Real World Weather
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - CFI Commentary: Talking to ATC
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - CFI Tips: Density Altitude - An Experiment
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - ASI Message: Landing Attitude
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 21
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - Real Pilot Story: Fire in the Cockpit
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - Safety Spotlight: Into the Unknown
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 26
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 27
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - ASI Online: In Review - Storm Week
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 29
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - Safety Quiz: Non-Precision Approach at CEC
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 31
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - CFI Tools: Passenger Safety Briefing
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - Chief's Corner: Flying is as Safe as You Make It
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 35
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - 36
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 2 - Pilot Safety Announcement: School Daze
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