Observation Flight

I had a chance to sit in the backseat and observe another CFI candidate get some training. Its interesting to see how someone else "teaches" and how their methods differ from mine. I learned a few things and noticed some similiarities in how I teach at this stage of training. This flight helped me "get" some of the things that an instructor must do to be an effective teacher. One thing that will help all CFI students is to start talking outloud whenever you are doing something with your hands. This will make it much easier to "teach" a maneuver if you are in the habbit of talking through it. Also, I noted a few other things:

• Give students specifics, like turn left to a heading, with 20 degrees of bank. (don't just say, turn left)
• Give specific power inputs, like 2000 RPM, not reduce/increase power a little
• Etc.

Also this week, I presented the basic instrument maneuvers ground brief, so thats one more out of the way. Next week I'm presenting the weather ground brief and then flying again in the 172RG.