Hey all, I'm hoping I can post this question up and get a little insight on how to actually teach this lesson to a student pilot.
The assumption is that this student is not mechanically inclined, and doesn't know a crankshaft from a tire iron...
I know I am WAY over thinking all this and making it much harder than it needs to be, but it's just not coming together and I've already spent way too much time trying to organize it.
My trouble comes from finding a way to integrate my specific airplane model into the lesson.
Do you guys say for example, " The purpose of an induction system is to bring in air from the outside, mix it with fuel, and deliver that mixture to the combustion chamber. In our 172RG our induction system consist of..."
Doing the above seems to lend itself to a very long lesson when we start talking about the more complex systems...Remember, this person has no knowledge of these subjects. Yesterday, during my presentation, I spent ~ 1.5 hours just drawing a O block and teaching about internal combustion engine components. I never even got the lesson really.
The other way I was considering doing the lesson, and what I wanted to get your opinion on, was going through all the systems non-aircraft specific. Then going out to the airplane with the POH and reviewing our systems out on the ramp with the book.
This is the last lesson before we start in the airplane, and my biggest issue so far is figuring out how to organize this stuff. Thanks for any ideas.
The assumption is that this student is not mechanically inclined, and doesn't know a crankshaft from a tire iron...
I know I am WAY over thinking all this and making it much harder than it needs to be, but it's just not coming together and I've already spent way too much time trying to organize it.
My trouble comes from finding a way to integrate my specific airplane model into the lesson.
Do you guys say for example, " The purpose of an induction system is to bring in air from the outside, mix it with fuel, and deliver that mixture to the combustion chamber. In our 172RG our induction system consist of..."
Doing the above seems to lend itself to a very long lesson when we start talking about the more complex systems...Remember, this person has no knowledge of these subjects. Yesterday, during my presentation, I spent ~ 1.5 hours just drawing a O block and teaching about internal combustion engine components. I never even got the lesson really.
The other way I was considering doing the lesson, and what I wanted to get your opinion on, was going through all the systems non-aircraft specific. Then going out to the airplane with the POH and reviewing our systems out on the ramp with the book.
This is the last lesson before we start in the airplane, and my biggest issue so far is figuring out how to organize this stuff. Thanks for any ideas.
