Heavy Haulin
Well-Known Member
I just passed my CMEL a couple weeks ago, and plan on getting the CSEL add on done in a couple weeks so I can focus on the CFI-A during my slow time over the winter.
I genuinely feel I am a safe, competent pilot, and everyone that I fly with, have flown with says the same thing. I have invested heavily in a nice library of books, and study diligently. I feel for where I'm at in my training I have a good grasp on things, but there is one thing that is becoming apparent to me........
When asked to EXPLAIN things or a concept that I know, and even stuff that my instructors or DPE KNOW I know, I end up spitting out this long round about explanation. I guess what I'm trying to say is I have a hard time spitting it out. I know the material in my head and heart, just have a time of it explaining it efficiently, and I am looking to streamline my expainations. My ME instructors both kept saying to keep my answers short, sweet and to the point. We all got a good laugh out of it when I made the analogy to this SNL sketch-
I was a contestant, and my instructors were the game show host.... We still get a good laugh out of this.
I really want to nail this CSEL oral, as well as the CFI-A oral, and looking into the crystal ball, I really want to be able to explain things well for my future students. So what better time than now to address the issue?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
I genuinely feel I am a safe, competent pilot, and everyone that I fly with, have flown with says the same thing. I have invested heavily in a nice library of books, and study diligently. I feel for where I'm at in my training I have a good grasp on things, but there is one thing that is becoming apparent to me........
When asked to EXPLAIN things or a concept that I know, and even stuff that my instructors or DPE KNOW I know, I end up spitting out this long round about explanation. I guess what I'm trying to say is I have a hard time spitting it out. I know the material in my head and heart, just have a time of it explaining it efficiently, and I am looking to streamline my expainations. My ME instructors both kept saying to keep my answers short, sweet and to the point. We all got a good laugh out of it when I made the analogy to this SNL sketch-
I was a contestant, and my instructors were the game show host.... We still get a good laugh out of this.
I really want to nail this CSEL oral, as well as the CFI-A oral, and looking into the crystal ball, I really want to be able to explain things well for my future students. So what better time than now to address the issue?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
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