You Favorite Student Sayings!!

[mtsu_av8er]

Keeping in line with this thread , and following Doug's advice, I thought I'd start a thread for CFI's to post quotes of their students!!

"Why are we practicing so many simulated engine failures if the mechanics are good? You told me these planes were safe - I'm starting to wonder . . ."

BNA Approach: "N5286L, Descend and maintain 3000"
Student: "N5286L is descending to 3000 and maintaining at 4000."

This was today!!!!

BNA Deparature: "N5286L, climb and maintain 8000, resume own navigation, on course"
Student: "OK, N5286L, on course. Ummm....what did we file again?"
BNA Departure: "N5286L, that was direct Memphis"

"Lloyd, I feel like I'm spinning my wheels - all we're doing is flying around, flying under this silly hood. When can we start the approaches?"

"Ummm...is that safe?"

"What airport?"

"What airplane?"

 

[ZeroPapaGolf]

"Aw s#!t..."

 

[MikeD]

"No excuse sir!"

"Thank you sir, may I have another?"

 

[tonyw]

[ QUOTE ]
"Aw s#!t..."

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LOL.

I used that one a lot.

How about this one?

"Okay, it's coming in. Good, good. I've got the localizer, now where's the glide slope? Well, it will come in. I'm gonna hold it level until the glide slope comes in."

30 seconds later -- "where's the glide slope? Where's the [freaking] glideslope. I should have it by now. What the hell is going on here?"

"What kind of an approach are we shooting?"

"The localizer 23....oh, bleep me! [Poop]!"

 

[mrivc211]

when am I going to solo?

 

[alphaone]

After a HARD landing...Me: "Thats 3 touch and goes and one crash landing."

 

[TaterSalad]

One of my students, while working on getting the flare down:

"If I were a runway, where would I be right now?"

Another student, every single time we get in the plane anymore:

"Don't you dare touch that $%@*&^# fuel selector"

And there've been so many more, but my memory fails me right now.

 

[SFLAX]

The best one "I can't believe I pay you so little for such bad instruction"

 

[project7]

"You're younger than my son"

 

[Chris_Ford]

"Is that your father" after they meet one of our partners. We look nothing alike, it's just that these people don't believe that I could possibly earn a job on my own merit

The other day I had a classic one from a private student under the hood.
Me: Okay, so which way is west?
Her: To our right
Me: So which way do we turn?
Her: Left
Me:

 

[tonyw]

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Me: Okay, so which way is west?
Her: To our right
Me: So which way do we turn?
Her: Left
Me:

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Well, technically, she is correct. It'd just take a hell of a lot longer.

Think of it this way. More time on the Hobbs means more $$$ for you!

 

[hattrick]

and im not kidding
"do i have to be able to land before i solo"

 

[derg]

Me: "Preflight done? That was quick"

Student: "yes, yes"

Me: "How much oil did we have?"

Student: "uhh, lemme go check"

 

[Bandit_Driver]

Instrument Student Classic.

AZO Approach:
Western 73 turn to heading 320, join the localizer, descend and maintain 2800 until established you are 3 miles from Austin cleared for the ILS 35 approach contact tower 118.3

Student:
ummm OK ???

 

[GatorFC]

When I'd get a brain fart on those long ATC approach spiels, I'd just say, "Roger, cleared for approach." which would piss off my instructor to no end. Didn't make Center too happy either.

 

[GreenDayPilot]

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"You're younger than my son"

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hahaha, I've had that one a couple times, but it also included "how long have you been flying?"

 

[GaTechKid]

Me: "Ouch!"
Student: "Well you did tell me to hit the aiming points!"
Me: "Argh...next time kiss it"