Here's a hypothetical…
Let's say you are going to give an 18-year-old kid a familiarization flight in your RV in a few days. He is interested in possibly pursuing his pilot license. I plan on making the flight 30 min.
I am not a CFI, so have never really given this any thought. If you had to pick between three and five things to show this young man during your 30 min. flight, what would it be?
I welcome any and all input on helping me create a small 3 to 5 bullet point list. I plan on briefing him with this list before take off.
Yours in motivating the next generation,
dr
Let's say you are going to give an 18-year-old kid a familiarization flight in your RV in a few days. He is interested in possibly pursuing his pilot license. I plan on making the flight 30 min.
I am not a CFI, so have never really given this any thought. If you had to pick between three and five things to show this young man during your 30 min. flight, what would it be?
-Holding straight and level flight?
-Turns around a point?
-Entering an airport in the GPS and flying towards it - following the magenta line?
-Turning on the autopilot and letting him steer the airplane around with the heading bug?
-Having him climb to an altitude and level off?
-Lightly follow along on the controls during a TnG at a neighboring airport?
-Talk on the radio?
-Shoot the practice ILS to DH at nearby KAFW?
I have a few days to plan this, and since he is actually quite interested in getting his pilots license I would like to make it as good a first impression as I can possibly make it. I absolutely do not want to yank 'n bank until he turns green in the gills, or have him fiddle with so many buttons that he becomes task saturated and only remembers the frustration.-Turns around a point?
-Entering an airport in the GPS and flying towards it - following the magenta line?
-Turning on the autopilot and letting him steer the airplane around with the heading bug?
-Having him climb to an altitude and level off?
-Lightly follow along on the controls during a TnG at a neighboring airport?
-Talk on the radio?
-Shoot the practice ILS to DH at nearby KAFW?
I welcome any and all input on helping me create a small 3 to 5 bullet point list. I plan on briefing him with this list before take off.
Yours in motivating the next generation,
dr
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