mtsu_av8er
Well-Known Member
Question for all of you seasoned CFI's out there.
I'm working with a guy right now, and we're trying to get him ready for his CFII. He's been flying for about 3 years, and he has about 800 hours of flight time - with about 500 hours towing banners. Kind of a small-field, tail dragging, seat-of-the-pants type guy.
He hasn't flown on instruments for about 1-1/2 years, and only on about 2 or 3 flights since he passed his instrument checkride. Needless to say, he's a bit rusty on the instrument skills.He's alot better than you might expect, but he's still pretty far behind the airplane, and we're mostly working on just getting his performance back to that of an instrument pilot.
One of his biggest problems, however, is that this is the busiest airspace he's ever flown in. when it comes to the radio, he's struggling bad.
So, my question - how long do I let him struggle to get his statements out, before I stop him and read back the clearance? How long do I wait after he misses a clearance, before I acknowledge it?
This is weird, man!!!
I'm working with a guy right now, and we're trying to get him ready for his CFII. He's been flying for about 3 years, and he has about 800 hours of flight time - with about 500 hours towing banners. Kind of a small-field, tail dragging, seat-of-the-pants type guy.
He hasn't flown on instruments for about 1-1/2 years, and only on about 2 or 3 flights since he passed his instrument checkride. Needless to say, he's a bit rusty on the instrument skills.He's alot better than you might expect, but he's still pretty far behind the airplane, and we're mostly working on just getting his performance back to that of an instrument pilot.
One of his biggest problems, however, is that this is the busiest airspace he's ever flown in. when it comes to the radio, he's struggling bad.
So, my question - how long do I let him struggle to get his statements out, before I stop him and read back the clearance? How long do I wait after he misses a clearance, before I acknowledge it?
This is weird, man!!!