I've been remiss in posting some of student's accomplishments lately but I have to make note of this one.
I just got off the phone from the examiner for my first student to go under the new ACS guidelines for check rides. This young lady aspires to fly for the airlines and has already been accepted into a university program.
I don't think I've ever heard such a glowing report about a candidate before. She nailed it. He said she was very well prepared for her oral (she studied really hard and had me grill her for three hours last weekend), stating that in most check rides the examiner is waiting on the applicant but with how well she prepared she was coupled with him consulting the new ACS guide to make sure he was being compliant, she was waiting on him most of the time. Because of ACS transition he said the oral took longer than normal but she nailed every aspect, giving her a 98% on the oral.
As for the flying, he said her personality is perfectly suited to being a professional pilot. She goes after things aggressively, yet methodically with a high degree of precision (probably why she's headed to college on a hockey scholarship!) She nailed the cross-country portion, handled the diversion without an issue, then nailed the air work. She wanted to hold the power-on stall to the break rather than recovering at the onset. That's my bad...we practiced both ways just so she was confident in recovering with the rudder. I should have emphasized the recovery at the first indication for the ride.
I'm thrilled. The credit goes to a delightful, bright, hard-working young lady who is going to go far in aviation. I count it a privilege having had the opportunity to teach her.
I just got off the phone from the examiner for my first student to go under the new ACS guidelines for check rides. This young lady aspires to fly for the airlines and has already been accepted into a university program.
I don't think I've ever heard such a glowing report about a candidate before. She nailed it. He said she was very well prepared for her oral (she studied really hard and had me grill her for three hours last weekend), stating that in most check rides the examiner is waiting on the applicant but with how well she prepared she was coupled with him consulting the new ACS guide to make sure he was being compliant, she was waiting on him most of the time. Because of ACS transition he said the oral took longer than normal but she nailed every aspect, giving her a 98% on the oral.
As for the flying, he said her personality is perfectly suited to being a professional pilot. She goes after things aggressively, yet methodically with a high degree of precision (probably why she's headed to college on a hockey scholarship!) She nailed the cross-country portion, handled the diversion without an issue, then nailed the air work. She wanted to hold the power-on stall to the break rather than recovering at the onset. That's my bad...we practiced both ways just so she was confident in recovering with the rudder. I should have emphasized the recovery at the first indication for the ride.
I'm thrilled. The credit goes to a delightful, bright, hard-working young lady who is going to go far in aviation. I count it a privilege having had the opportunity to teach her.
I was on a trip so couldn't be there, but that's my guess.
