"United hired gentlemen with the expectation of training them to become pilots, Northwest hired pilots hoping to train them to become gentlemen. To date, despite their best efforts, neither carrier can be considered successful." - Ed Thompson
I would certainly hope that if both my student and I laid out expectations we wanted the other party to meet, we would certainly do so. The biggest component is professionalism, on both sides. Promptness, appearance, and demeanor are critical factors of professionalism which I expect my student to respect and the student to think the same of me. Preparedness is another part of expectations on both sides. I want my student at a lesson ready to learn, with the right equipment available. In return they can expect me to be available when the lesson is supposed to begin, with a plan of what we are supposed to accomplish for a lesson that day.
Other expectations I have for my students is that they have some knowledge of what is going to be done for the lesson. In other words, proper study habits and be able to complete assignments in a timely manner. If necessary, a brief review and suggestions for studying will be covered. Also, I expect students to notify me if something comes up that prevents a lesson from being accomplished as schedule. It does me no good to show up and find out the student is sick at home, with no prior notice.
What a student can expect out of me is several things. First, if required, I will do what I can to meet with the student outside of scheduled times to review topics. Additionally, I will also submit feedback and grading promptly. Finally, getting the student through whatever they are working in as rapidly as possible will be a priority. With these expectations, it should be smooth and enjoyable flying.
A New Student with Old Knowledge
Monday, April 5, 2010
"There are some flight instructors where the student is important, and there are some instructors where the instructor is important. Pick carefully." - Unknown
A new student from another instructor is already going to possess some skills and understanding, so I would like to know where they are at to pick up where the old instructor left off. First is taking a glance at their folder of recorded lessons and such. I would look for completed lessons (and up to what point), notes on those lessons, endorsements, briefings, and logged instruction. Any discrepancies would lead me back to the previous instructor to inquire why or how an error occurred. Speaking of previous instruction, some questions to ask the other instructor is what the student's attitude is like, their motivation and study habits, and what troubles if any happened during training. Briefly reviewing the student's strengths and weakness also help. After gathering this knowledge I would compare it to what the student says after asking them similar questions. If the student disagrees about their strength and weaknesses for example, I would take that into consideration and combine both sources to give the student the best learning environment possible. To determine where the student is at and where you should begin with them, I would do some ground and flight lessons. Ground would be a couple hours and based off of their dossier and previous instruction, quiz them on subjects they should already know. Flight lessons are similar, with review of maneuvers they should have done already. If all goes well I can take the next step and push the student closer to getting their rating/certificate.
A new student from another instructor is already going to possess some skills and understanding, so I would like to know where they are at to pick up where the old instructor left off. First is taking a glance at their folder of recorded lessons and such. I would look for completed lessons (and up to what point), notes on those lessons, endorsements, briefings, and logged instruction. Any discrepancies would lead me back to the previous instructor to inquire why or how an error occurred. Speaking of previous instruction, some questions to ask the other instructor is what the student's attitude is like, their motivation and study habits, and what troubles if any happened during training. Briefly reviewing the student's strengths and weakness also help. After gathering this knowledge I would compare it to what the student says after asking them similar questions. If the student disagrees about their strength and weaknesses for example, I would take that into consideration and combine both sources to give the student the best learning environment possible. To determine where the student is at and where you should begin with them, I would do some ground and flight lessons. Ground would be a couple hours and based off of their dossier and previous instruction, quiz them on subjects they should already know. Flight lessons are similar, with review of maneuvers they should have done already. If all goes well I can take the next step and push the student closer to getting their rating/certificate.
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