I noticed he was very busy on final this last trip around, and it appeared at this time he was switching tanks. I have never instructed him to switch tanks on final before. For some reason, he continues to do things in the airplane that were not taught, or are in direct opposition to what was being taught. Most of them are minor, but fuel is something I’m very passionate about having on board.
Flight Training
In consideration of right seaters
There is nothing natural about piloting an aircraft. In fact, our belief that the act of flying is normal and enjoyable flies in the face of an opinion held by the vast majority of the wider population. I’m not talking about the fear of flying. That’s real, but increasingly rare. The intimidation factor, though, that can be found in abundance.
CFI’s foot gets entangled in headset cord
During the turn, my foot became entangled in my headset cord. In an effort to manage the aircraft, I pulled my headset plugs from the ports and dislodged my headset on my head. It is a very confined area in a Cessna 152 and the ports are under the center portion of the instrument panel.
NAFI MentorLIVE hits milestone
The 50th episode of the National Association of Flight Instructors live-streaming broadcast features Captain Brian Schiff and aerobatic Master Instructor Mark King in “Understanding Stalls and Spins.”
Boeing puts out call to CFIs to complete new survey
Boeing has teamed with the National Association of Flight Instructors on the survey, which is designed to gather information on “digital learning practices in early career pilot training.”
FAA to CFIs: Teach the Impossible Turn
The notice from the FAA Safety Team tells CFIs to teach their students “when and how to make a safe 180° turn back to the field after an engine failure.”
Student’s first cross-country ends with prop strike
I entered my flair and “ballooned” slightly. When I came back down from ballooning, I came down hard and, in the process, experienced prop strike, front gear collapse, and damage to my right wing before coming to a stop on the grass to the left of the runway with the help of the grass to arrest my momentum.
Applications open for $1 million in scholarships
The deadline to apply is Feb. 11 for the scholarships, which range from $2,500 to $14,000, and are available for flight training, aviation maintenance training, and more.
Near miss as CFI answers student’s question
I looked back outside in the general direction that the airplane was supposed to be at (right side) and saw the airplane in a steep bank at approximately 400 feet from us with no vertical difference. As soon as I saw them, I banked the airplane to the right and kept our climb pitch attitude. I reported to Tower that I had the aircraft in sight.