Hey guys...
I have an interview for a CFI job at Embry-Riddle next week, during which I will be expected to teach a 10 minute lesson on ground effect to a beginning private pilot student.
This will be (hopefully) my first CFI job so I have virtually no experience outside of training, but anyway... I'm trying to decide what to discuss, and what is too much for a private student and what isn't enough. At first I thought I would discuss wingtip vortices=>downwash=>effective relative wind=>induced drag, etc, but that all seems like a bit much for a private student. Then I thought maybe a private student only really needs to understand the practical implications of ground effect, with only a basic knowledge of the aerodynamics, unless he or she asks for more. But how can I describe ground effect very simply without compromising technical accuracy?
Thoughts... Am I headed in the right direction on this one, or not
Thanks in advance.
I have an interview for a CFI job at Embry-Riddle next week, during which I will be expected to teach a 10 minute lesson on ground effect to a beginning private pilot student.
This will be (hopefully) my first CFI job so I have virtually no experience outside of training, but anyway... I'm trying to decide what to discuss, and what is too much for a private student and what isn't enough. At first I thought I would discuss wingtip vortices=>downwash=>effective relative wind=>induced drag, etc, but that all seems like a bit much for a private student. Then I thought maybe a private student only really needs to understand the practical implications of ground effect, with only a basic knowledge of the aerodynamics, unless he or she asks for more. But how can I describe ground effect very simply without compromising technical accuracy?
Thoughts... Am I headed in the right direction on this one, or not
Thanks in advance.