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flyingmaniac

flyingmaniac

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What do you guys do when you think that you have studied enough and it is taking too long to get you CFI? A time when you don't have anymore motivation and time keeps on dragging along? And you are waiting for those VFR days to fly...

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Big Josh!!!

You take a day off, and tie a good drunk on. Then, you suck it up and keep on pressing!!!
 
What does your instructor say about your training? Have they outlined what areas need improvement and set goals/standards to reach? I believe that setting objective standards is critical to keeping the student informed of progress. Being informed of progress leads to better motivation. Even if the training drags on for a while, the student can see why. Standards can be as simple as "Be able to answer the majority of my questions about topic XXX tomorrow." If the student doesn't know the material well enough, they can see clearly what they need to improve on and how much. That's better than the instructor giving a nebulous, "Well, things were sort of shaky today, and you need to get better before your checkride." How shaky? How much better is needed? Those questions have to be answered to keep the student motivated.

All of that being said, do whatever it takes to relax and keep flying fun. Go flying and just play with the plane. Practice whatever your favorite manuever is and don't worry about the manuevers that are harder. Go get a $100 hamburger with a friend. Or don't fly at all. Go camping for the weekend and take your mind completely away from aviation for a couple days. Whatever you do, don't focus too hard on training and trying to be perfect.

I can totally relate to the spot you're in, but after it's all said and done and you have the certificate in your wallet you'll look back and think, "Hey, that wasn't so bad." It won't be a big deal after you finally get it.
 
This is what I did. Take the PTS you're using and outline it. Once you feel comfortable explaining everything in there (in my case, it was the CFI-I and Instrument PTSes), you're more or less done. Go out and fly the plane to make sure you can land from the right seat, fly the maneuvers to commercial standards AND explain how to fly them at the same time. If you lose your focus, Lloyd's right. Take a day off. I was studying my butt off for three weeks for my initial and had about 3 hours of ground every day, 5-7 days a week. It got to the point where I hated to see a plane, much less a lesson plan on my word processor. So, I took a day off and watched movies. I was more or less ready to go the next day. Another option is to do something fun related to the training. Just fly somewhere for the hell of it instead of doing chandelles and lazy eights for the 20th time.
 
Well everyday seems to get better. But these hot summer days make it seem like one day is a week. I have gone over the PTS and outlined most of all that I need to know. I guess you guys are right, just take a day off. Did anyone have problems at first trying to get the words out of your mouth, and when you do, you get cotton-mouth?
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I suppose my day will come soon...
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I had, initially, a little difficulty during training in trying to teach my flight instructor maneuvers (knowing full well that he knew a lot more than I did--I guess I was a little intimidated) and as a result I didn't talk much, except for the barest outline of what was required. A tip: tell yourself that your CFI is actually someone who's never been in an airplane before and just start with the basics, working your way up. This will happen once you land a job, and it is good practice. It will also make it easier for you to open up and start talking more and may cure the nervous 'cottonmouth' symptom...
And maybe you could take a non-flying friend up as well, and practice with him/her.
 
i was just discussing a similar situation with my chief yesterday and think that it is indeed applicable here too.

the scenerio was that a student looses all motivation to fly, do homework, prepare, etc, etc. what do i do?

we eventually decided that an effective way to turn the student around was to go do something fun. forget the maneuvers and landings. go on a cross country. go get a hamburger. don't do a long x-c that involves bogging the student with cross country planning, get it done & go.

it may not work in every situation, but it's worth a shot.

you WILL get your CFI. don't sweat it taking a little longer than you'd want it to (you can always use that time to refocus and study more
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I am suffering from the same thing right now. ive been at my cfi since december. i had a massive injury in the middle of it all and had 3 surgeries. i am sitting today waiting for the call back from the fsdo to schedule the ride. its been a hell of a road but i know when im done it will seem like a piece of cake.
 
Well triple7 I guess you have had a rough time training for your CFI. Delays after delays...
Luckily I can get some days to brush it off due the hurricane system coming through Tennessee. So I guess it is a time to relax and reflect how I can better improve my instructing skills.
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What do you guys do when you think that you have studied enough and it is taking too long to get you CFI?

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Been working on mine since Feb. and still haven't practiced maneuvers from the right seat yet. Hopefully will do that in August. It's a lot of work, but I'm in no rush to get it all done. Nor should you be. Our instructors will know when we're ready. Good luck!
 
Well, now I am up to that time where if I am not flying I am going over ground portions of the CFI PTS. I guess that is a good thing because that will also tell me how much more or less that I need to study. But for right now I am reading other people problems (in the forums) to use those for a key to help me answer the questions that were never asked by me yet. THANKS DOUG for this website!
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Well my time is up now. My checkride will hopefully be Monday. I will tell you how I did but I am a little nervous because I keep on second guessing myself. Let's pray that the day will be 10 plus visibility with no wind or thermals. haa
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Well my time is up now. My checkride will hopefully be Monday. I will tell you how I did but I am a little nervous because I keep on second guessing myself. Let's pray that the day will be 10 plus visibility with no wind or thermals. haa
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Who are you riding with? FSDO?
 
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But I have a few question...When does the hemispherical rule start (altitude) when trying to decide altitudes for cross country flights? How would one go about when teaching principles of flight and controls? Last, what can an instructor do when the student doesn't understand the crab method when doing rectangular course? These were some ?'s that I had problems on. I would greatly appreciate answers from the whole JC family.
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When does the hemispherical rule start (altitude) when trying to decide altitudes for cross country flights?

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Part 91 has the answer you seek.
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Last, what can an instructor do when the student doesn't understand the crab method when doing rectangular course?

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Draw it out while you are still on the ground.
 
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But I have a few question...When does the hemispherical rule start (altitude) when trying to decide altitudes for cross country flights? How would one go about when teaching principles of flight and controls? Last, what can an instructor do when the student doesn't understand the crab method when doing rectangular course? These were some ?'s that I had problems on. I would greatly appreciate answers from the whole JC family.
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umm isn't Monday, are you asking these q's during your checkride?
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These were a few questions that I had problems with. I finished the oral part but the airplanes were down for maintenance. So I have to fly another day.
 
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When does the hemispherical rule start (altitude) when trying to decide altitudes for cross country flights?

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Part 91 has the answer you seek.

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When does the hemispherical rule start (altitude) when trying to decide altitudes for cross country flights?

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Part 91 has the answer you seek.

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3000 AGL

[/ QUOTE ]I think it's cool that they ask student pilot cross country stage check questions on the CFI oral.
 
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