Your favorite maneuvers to teach

Well, i'm not a CFI but when i finally get there I can't wait to teach IFR students for the first time in actual. I'll never forget what a thrill that was. I went up with a friend in actual who just got his instrument. All of his training was in VFR. Well needless to say, he was not prepared for that. It was only about a 30 mile leg with vectors to an ILS. As soon as we went IMC, he really lost it. I don't know if he would have made it alone. We finally got down after a hold at the outer marker and a few bad localizer deviations. I had a blast. How far do you guys let students go before giving corrections in actual?
 
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How far do you guys let students go before giving corrections in actual?

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It all depends on the situation.
 
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It wasn't a 'manuever' of sorts, but I really enjoyed teaching instrument students. Probably the single most important skill (sit. awareness and communication) applicable to what I do today.

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I have more fun with instrument training than anything else. My peers seem to think I'm crazy, but then again, what's new?
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I agree with the above.
Taking a private pilot off the ground in the dark rain, through the ever lightening grey onto the top of some nice cumulus clouds is extremely cool. I love it as much as them, even though its getting old hat to me. I have to admit, I might like it even more... cuz their all nervous. I take digital pics for them to remember.
 
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How far do you guys let students go before giving corrections in actual?

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It all depends on the situation.

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Depends Bryan..
when I was new and nervous in Actual.. my rope was short. After a winter of 135 freight... I will let almost anything happen. The controllers recognize sometimes my voice and, well... if things are mellow with ATC.. god help my poor student. (I was once with a IFR student and he went the wrong way missed... the controller allowed it since we had earlier established who was in the airplane, and was safe in terms of traffic/radar/terrain.. it was magical and a mistake my student NEVER forgot!!!)
 
I never thought I would ever do another turn around a point in my life until I began flying fires.... now I can do 3 hours of turns in one flight
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I am doing a lot of turns around a point now that I have started flying traffic. Or as the traffic reporter calls them, "orbits".
 
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