#flight-instructor — Public Fediverse posts

Wo eine Sophie ist, ist ein Pilotenhorn meist nicht weit. Gemeinsam ist alles einfacher und so. Und mein Einhorn ist echt geduldig, es hört sich alle meine Lehrproben-Entwürfe ganz geduldig an.

Didaktische Reduktion ist gar nicht mal so trivial wie es klingt.

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Fly me into the hedge please!

The end of the runway is in sight.

Sadly we are still at 400 feet and on a glidepath that will take us beyond the hedge at the far end of the runway.

“What are you thinking?” I enquire optimistically as my student wrestles internally with the decision making process that should really go something like this:

“Dan’s asked me what I’m thinking. That probably means that this approach is not very good. I should go around.”

“I think its ok.” is the optimistic reply I get.

With a sigh I command, “Ok, full power go-around.”

This type of exchange happens from time to time and its usually when the student has been ‘circuit bashing’, or practising repeated take offs and landings for some time without success. However, it’s also usually around this point that the student is right on the cusp of ‘getting it’.

Getting it: that joyful moment when something that someone has been struggling with suddenly clicks. It happens all the time in life, from the moment you take your first steps (although granted, its likely you can’t remember those), to the time your dad ran along behind you pretending to hold the bike seat as you rode without your stabilisers the first time. Or what about the time you finally swam without your armbands?

Flying, and in particular landing, is no different. Once you understand what you are trying to achieve, and get it, you will never forget.

Spoiler alert, you will still make some shit landings!

But, you will at least be able to work out why it went wrong, and more importantly, what you can do differently next time to address it.

It’s one of the greatest joys of my job as a flight instructor to see someone ‘get it’ – in fact it’s probably more rewarding than seeing someone’s first solo, as I’m just generally just like a mother hen during that particular milestone, fussing and worrying (unnecessarily I might add). The ‘getting it’ moments are just as big in my eyes, as that is when people start to fly the plane, rather than being flown by the plane.

And that moment, when someone flies a stable glide approach, to the aiming point, rounds out at just the right height, holds the plane in the air until the speed has bled off, and does NOT attempt to fly it into the runway, erm, I mean land it, that moment is one of the most satisfying moments there is when teaching people to fly.

The secret to landing, paradoxically, is to try not to land. And as soon as my students not only realise that, but actually believe it, that’s when they begin to make real progress.

That’s when they can judge the angle of the approach more accurately, and at 400ft over the middle of the runway, we’d already be at full power on the go-around without me needing to utter a single syllable.

That’s when they ‘get it’.

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This is the 2nd time it happened. Got a Diamond upgrade ahead of time for the O'Hare Hilton after booking a runway view. I appreciate the suite upgrade but I really want that runway view, had to call for the "downgrade". Too much of an airplane nerd ;)

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Used Apple Pages for the first time in ages. Was working on using a Avery template in Word and hated every min of trying to work with it. Downloaded the ages template and was so EASY.

Now I have Private Pilot Endorsements in order of when they should/could be used and all on one sheet per student. I did not like the ASA ones as they use HUGE labels and these are similar to the AOPA ones on the smaller 5163 label.

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APOA is asking for all of our help as a local airport is suddenly under risk of closure!

Please Boost for awareness!

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My student did his first solo since he moved his lessons over to Morey Airport. He did solo under his previous CFI but that was over a year ago, so he felt much more comfortable with the idea now and of course did a great job. #FlyCessna #FlyAOPA #Flying #Aviation #CFILife #AVGeek #Airplanes #AviationPhotography #Pilot #FlightInstructor #Cessna

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Just posted my latest flying video to YouTube. This time it a 4K 30FPS - Relaxing Flight - Madison to Platteville Wisconsin.

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https://youtu.be/3jtJY9gjCVo

Feel like posting another flash back photo (2021 in this case). Here is a night shot from the Cessna 172 flying over Madison WI’s downtown. Love the view of the capital and the isthmus #FlyCessna #FlyAOPA #Flying #Aviation #CFILife #AVGeek #Airplanes #AviationPhotography #Pilot #FlightInstructor #PilotsOfMastadon

Hi, time for my #introduction #FollowBackFriday

#Flying is my passion 🌤️
I'm a #FlightInstructor & #VolunteerFirefighter 👨‍🚒

Former #IT and owner of a bikeshop/factory

#Podcasts #BoekestijnEnDeWijk #BNRDeWereld #BNRAmerikaPodcast #EuropaDraaitDoor #CafeEuropa #EchtGebeurd #Tweakers #DarknetDiaries

Interested in #WorldTopics #Economics #Tech
❤️ #Cats 2#BlackCats
#Travel
#JCI
#Domotica
#FSM
#Movies
#SciFi
#Books
#Science
#Programming
#Factorio
#HiFi
#Mountains
#Trees
#Hiking
#Clouds
#Weather

#introduction:
I am Rob, and I have been writing #software for so long, some of my first languages had names with all capital letters. Now I write in many languages, including #embeddedsystems and #fpga.

A couple of decades ago I took #flying lessons, and eventually became a #flightinstructor, so I could pass on my obsession. Sadly, I don't fly much right now.

I play #bassguitar for fun, mostly classic #rock, #metal, and #classicrock and have even played in a few local bands.