ruthsindelar
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Ruth
I have a student who was well qualified to pass her check ride. She flies very well and has a lot of real world and actual IMC experience. We went out a few days ago for her last lesson (simulated check ride). It was 2,000 overcast with 10 miles visibility. Perfect practice in actual conditions. First approach went well and I had her go miss so that ATC would continue to give us multiple approaches. On the miss, she nosed up too high (15 degrees+ pitch up & 40 degrees of bank). I let her continue to fly as long as I felt prudent. After 10-15 seconds, I took the controls. We settled down & shot another approach. Similar outcome. On the last approach, we circled to land & she lined up for the wrong runway. Ugh!
My question is this......I am very confident that she can/will pass her check ride but that is not the only goal that we are working towards. I want her to safe & confident in the cockpit. When we fly next, I am quite sure she will meet the FAA standards. How much longer would you work with a student like this? Would you sign her off when you are confident that she can meet the FAA standards or would you insist on additional lessons until we are sure what happened this week would not happen again?
This is the first time I have seen her overcontrol like this (in over 50 hours flying together). How would you decide when the risk of this happening again was gone?
My question is this......I am very confident that she can/will pass her check ride but that is not the only goal that we are working towards. I want her to safe & confident in the cockpit. When we fly next, I am quite sure she will meet the FAA standards. How much longer would you work with a student like this? Would you sign her off when you are confident that she can meet the FAA standards or would you insist on additional lessons until we are sure what happened this week would not happen again?
This is the first time I have seen her overcontrol like this (in over 50 hours flying together). How would you decide when the risk of this happening again was gone?