SMAC186 Teaching Skills or Creating Aviators

Teaching Skills or Creating Aviators? While reading an aviation magazine I read a statement from the editor that “Flight training is great for teaching skills, but it’s terrible for making pilots”. This started a thought process in my head and made me realize that in many cases he was correct.

Today we discuss how we can better prepare ourselves for the real world of flying while also accepting the fact your pilot certificate is truly a license to learn. Remember a good pilot is always learning.

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Teaching Skills or Creating Aviators:

• Are we training pilots or simply teaching skills?
• How do we train our students for the real world.
• Do you tailor your training towards a specific type of flying?
• Weather flying in your geographic area.
• Tailwheel endorsement.
• Flying over water at night.
• As students do we want to get the rating quickly or really learn?
• Crosswinds
• Long and short runways.
• Pilotage instead of GPS
• Insurance Checkout.

After Landing Checklist:

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Photo Credit: Victoria Neuville

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