Types Of Instruction Flashcards
What does groundschool primarily cover and what is the primary text to use?
GS mostly covers written exam information and mostly FTGU is used.
What is preparatory ground instruction? What is the main text to use for this type of instruction?
Instruction on how to do the maneuver you’re going up to do as well as what the student might see or feel. Also covers the step by step for entry and recovery from the maneauver.
Primary text is FTM
What is a pre-flight briefing and how does it differe from the Preparatory Ground Instruction?
- Happens just prior to an air exercise.
- Use questions to be sure the student understands and remembers the steps to enter and recover
- Only important points arw highlighted because you covered all the theorry in the PGI
What are the main 8 points to cover in a pre-flight briefing?
What we’re going to do
How we’re gonna do it
Safety considerations
WX and NOTAMS
AC that will be used
Where the exercise will be conducted
Duration of flight and sequence of exercises
Review of basic points and dicision making situations expected throughout the flight
Ask questions! No longer than 5-8 min in a quiet place
**This will be part of both yout written and flight test so make a checklist so you don’t forget any
What should always preceede every single flight?
Pre-Flight briefing
What is a very important first thing to teach a student about who is in control of the aircraft?
I have control / You have control
I have the final authority and my request to take control should not be questioned
Why is it very important as an instructor to not ride the controls when your student is flying?
They won’t be sure if the various pressures on the controls they are feeling are from the airplane or from you
It may leave the student confused about who has control
Look relaxed, but always be ready to jump in. Develop your own ready position. Hands resting on your thighs keeps your hands close to the controls but doesn’t make the studen feel like you are tense and waiting for them to fuck up
When teaching a new exercise, what 3 points do you want to hit on?
- Review the main points
- Ask the student the steps (what are the signs of a stall? How do we know the stall has happened? How do we recover from the stall?)
- Give a perfect demonstration. Your demonstration will set the standard. Talking out loud thru each step as you are demonstrating is helpful.
For complex maneauvers it is sometimes best to ‘break it up’. How does this look?
- First show the entire maneauver, then:
- Demonstrate a small portion and have the student fly that portion
- If that goes well, introduce the next portion and have them do that
If a student makes an error in flight during an exercise, how should you handle it?
Take control, state something good, then look at something that needs fixing and offer steps on how to do that, then offer something else good.
Correct major errors first. Minor errors will be corrected over time.
Remeber to praise good performance!
What is a Fam-Demo?
A demonstration at the end of the flight of the maneauver to be taught in the next lesson. Done with minimal talking.
After each flight, whether dual or solo, what must be done?
Post-flight briefing.
- Ask the student how they think it went
- Next, give them your assessement with our good/bad/good formula
