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NIGHT FLYING (opens the original)
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This is the most controversial subject in the book, and the authorities seem to agree. In the USA you don’t have a night rating – it’s all bundled in with your PPL. In Australia CASA’s night rating calls for, amongst other things, a three-hour test, including a cross-country, with a diversion, conducted by a designated examiner (DE).This flight must include at least one ‘black hole’ landing and takeoff at an airfield that has no town or other lighting nearby. The DE may require this is done with
Instructors Are Human (opens the original)
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Once you’ve found the best instructor in the world, it’s like getting the finest racehorse in the world – if you want her to perform, you’ve got to treat her right. So here are some secrets on how to get top performance from your brilliant instructor.As usual, I’ll call the instructor ‘she’, and you are ‘her’ student – that avoids all the he/she and his/her silliness.Because you’ve picked a good one, she’s going to treat you like her favourite student, but it won’t last long if you don’t do your
The Ideal Instructor (opens the original)
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Last time we looked at the sort of people who make good instructors – are they grey-beards, females, military instructors and so on?Instructors, here are the things that make you stand head and shoulders above the rest.Students, these are the things to look for in your search for a really good instructorEnthusiasm for all things aviation.A love of teaching. It’s the most rewarding job in the world whether you are a natural teacher or whether you have to work at it. Most instructors get more of a
IS YOUR INSTRUCTOR A POTATO? (opens the original)
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You might think that’s a bit silly – surely all instructors are equal. They have to pass the same exams and flight tests.No, my friend, they are far from equal – some are excellent, some are okayish, and some are plain bad. Okayish isn’t good enough. Would you be happy with an okayish brain surgeon?It really is that important.But this is a bit of a bugger because you have absolutely no idea how to judge them. When you start flying you don’t know how to pick a good one. It’s like picking a decent
LET ARISTOTLE SAVE YOUR LIFE (opens the original)
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A couple of weeks ago, I told you how Zingi had foreseen a crash at the Dendron Airshow. A homebuilt was pitching up and down in the pattern, and Zingi called for a doctor and an ambulance before the crash.All he said to me about that was, “Davis, never, and I mean NEVER, fly someone else’s homebuilt.”Now, bear with me—I’m not changing the subject—think about this. Have you ever felt there was a little guy sitting on your shoulder, whispering words of wisdom into your ear? Maybe it’s your instru
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