Maui Cirrus CFII
Ejection Handle Pulled
an interesting report
http://caa.gov.il/index.php?option=...ctionalaccidentreportfinal&Itemid=669&lang=he
http://caa.gov.il/index.php?option=...ctionalaccidentreportfinal&Itemid=669&lang=he
Should have had an AOA......
If those helicopters had AOA devices, their accident rate wouldn't have exceeded the airplane accident rate.
Quite the opposite. I would guess that students are less complacent. They are less likely to shortcut a pre-flight and less likely to fly into a cloud or take off in unfavorable conditions. The statistics appear to bear that out.Flight training abuses the airplanes, but in general its a much more canned and supervised environment; less prone to fatal accidents by proxy ime. By no means does that mean its immune to fatalities or that one should utilize those nuances to get complacent.
The risk for complacency I was referring to was on the instructor s part.Quite the opposite. I would guess that students are less complacent. They are less likely to shortcut a pre-flight and less likely to fly into a cloud or take off in unfavorable conditions. The statistics appear to bear that out.
I suppose, like anything else, there are good instructors and bad ones. I have had both, but most of them have been good and seem to really care about doing things the right way. I would also argue, that it is on the student to make sure he has an instructor that is diligent. It could be argued that you don't know what you don't know, but often you can get a feel for the instructor and if it doesn't feel right, you should seek advice elsewhere.The risk for complacency I was referring to was on the instructor s part.
Give these to your students to prevent "accidents"
I love those things. Ordered a large case. Even put them in the car for when the kids can't hold it on car trips.
I would argue that, since the instructor has skin in the game, he has a fairly strong incentive to keep an eagle eye on everything the student is doing, doing his own pre-flight before the student arrives, etc. The only time I can see an instructor getting complacent is when flying with an experienced pilot who is well past the student pilot stage and might even have some advanced ratings. And I've read several stories from CFIs who reported getting lax in their vigilance with high-time pilots and saying "never again" afterward.I suppose, like anything else, there are good instructors and bad ones. I have had both, but most of them have been good and seem to really care about doing things the right way. I would also argue, that it is on the student to make sure he has an instructor that is diligent. It could be argued that you don't know what you don't know, but often you can get a feel for the instructor and if it doesn't feel right, you should seek advice elsewhere.