CFIcast #11 - Teaching on Handling of Emergencies - Student drop-outs - 2007.10.25

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CFIcast #11 - Teaching on Handling of Emergencies - Student drop-outs - 2007.10.25 - Certified Flight Instructor Aviation Podcast

Enjoy listening and learning as you eavesdrop on the Hangar Flying conversation with Certified Flight Instructors!

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The CFIcast #11 CFI panel:

• Your host: Rick Durden, CFI, Aviation lawyer and author of "The Pilot's Lounge" column on AvWeb.com and articles for AOPA Pilot and Aviation Safety, from Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Tony Condon, CFI, student and glider pilot & instructor from Ames, Iowa
• Ron Levy, CFI, a Professional Instrument Courses - P.I.C 10 day course instructor from Maryland

Topics discussed on CFIcast #11:

• Training students on emergencies
• The CFIs discuss a mid-air collision that occurred in the pattern at the Republic airport on Long Island on October 21, 2007.
  • The ATC radio traffic.
  • CNN report on the incident
  • KFRG - Republic Airport
  • The CFI's opinions on how the incident was handled by the pilots and the air traffic controller.
  • The award goes to?
  • An analysis of decisions that were made.
• Even airline crews have been known not to respond and coordinate properly.
• How the military trains on emergency egress.
• How should CFIs train students on handling emergencies?

• How to deal with students who drop out of training.
• Contact the student to discuss the situation.
• The importance of following up with students.
• The importance of community at the airport.
• Find out and address the student's problem.
• The starving CFI's dilemma...
• For some, solo was the goal
• Students who get frustrated with how many hours it's taking.

Recorded Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 00:47:00 - 21.6MB

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