Recent content by PHXAvi8tor

Jeez, can't we just stop attacking those with low IMC time, and help them instead?

Absolutely, yes. Especially so if they are planning a flight fully-loaded, where even a mere few pounds can make the critical difference between a safe takeoff and a crash. Have you ever seen an overloaded, or improperly loaded plane, crash? Hopefully not. The carnage is sickening. This...

So busy on ground study, 3 weeks have lapsed since my last precision and non-precision approaches. I feel SO RUSTY. This common? Going back up Sat. with a safety pilot to get back in swing of things.

I liked Mr. Baker's story. There are some civilian parallels and truths in there, for certain.

Air Force! (Dang, I was a Navy guy, myself.)

Already have formalized it with two letters to the student and parents. Both in training records. Took care of those issues right off the bat. But, thanks.

As much as I love Henning, I have to agree with Ron on this one. The kid has a bright future, and we have to give him every chance to succeed. But, I will say, as I've said before, after we have given him every chance possible -- and also ruled out that it isn't the result of me being...

Very good. Yes, in my own deep concern over this student, I completely forgot to go back to the basics of educational psychology as it applies to flight training. It's a reminder that, as an instructor, we can forget to see the forest for the trees. You raise a very good point, and the Aviation...

The weight-and-balance topic is a good one. I suggest we start a different thread on it, so that continued discussion can focus on it. For now, if folks don't mind, I had another thought on the airsickness issue. Maybe I'm the one making my student sick! Now, there's a thought. As much as any...

Not necessarily. In a large fleet, like where I train, where we have several dozen aircraft, the W&B of a plane can change overnight due to a maintenance issue. And, they quite often do! Besides, the W&B he was copying was incorrect, to begin with, and continued to carry over errors. That's...

This has turned out to be a much better topic than I expected, and I am glad it is helpful to many others. Here's a new wrench in the topic that I just realized/remembered: The student barely is able to train once a week due a busy schedule. On top of that, his study habits and skills are very...

While I do agree that some of our students will never become licensed; we also gotta give them maximum opportunities first. I am not sure I have maximized this kid's opportunities, or dealt with his airsickness problem correctly. After I have done so, if he still isn't responding, then...

Very good thoughts. I think you might be right about needing to build confidence. Also, emphasize the positive. During the debrief, I did this, after the flight, and he seemed to just light up. "Replace the negative thoughts with positive ones," I told him. "You can do this! I know you can!" I...

Interesting idea.

Have pre-solo student that frequently gets airsick and we have to curtail the flight. Done all the usual IMSAFE checks. Also, it doesn't matter what he eats, or whether he eats, before flight: He'll still get airsick. It's to the point that I am concerned about solo'ing him because he might...