Flew for 2.0 hours yesterday going through maneuvers and proving to the check airmen that I could perform each maneuver to PTS standards and that I could explain the how and why of each maneuver and do some teaching in the air. We got in everything except power off 180 landings, power on stalls and short field takeoffs. I also had to brief turns around a point before the flight and brief the pre-flight at the airplane.
We had a debrief after the flight with the check airmen and my CFI and there were positives and negatives of the flight, but the take away was that my flying doesn't quite have the "finesse" required that a flight instructor should exhibit. I felt that this critique was subjective and is contrary to what the FOI topic on critique talks about. I've noticed that some of the feedback that I get from instructors (past and present) seems to contradict some of the techniques described in the FAA instructor book.
So moving forward, I have a flight scheduled for today and tomorrow, and my goal is to eliminate any doubt as to my ability to fly to PTS standards. The practical is still scheduled for Tuesday, so I expect that the flights will go well and the practical date won't have to be moved out.
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