CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 9 Issue 1 - 34
CHIEF'S CORNER
WHATEVER THE GOAL, THE NEXT STEP IS A REVIEW AND UPDATE OF THEIR PERSONAL MINIMUMS.
HERE IT IS: SPRINGTIME IS RIGHT AROUND THE
corner. Perhaps it's the beginning of your flying
season, maybe it's not and you've been flying all
winter long, but your clients haven't and now they
want to get back into the swing of things. Maybe
they've been away from flying longer than a season
or two and rust removal is the order of the day.
How do you help them succeed?
I like to begin any sort of return to flying scenario
with a friendly conversation, "What do you want
to accomplish and how can I help you with that?"
The answers I get in response give me a good idea
of how to structure our time together and maybe
offer some home study options before our flying
appointment. Ideally, this conversation should be
held before your client arrives at the airport, but if
it doesn't, it's a starting point and you can manage
expectations about what will be involved.
For some, this might be the beginning of another
phase of the WINGS program or working toward
the completion of a flight review. For others it's
the beginning of getting back into the left seat.
Whatever the goal, the next step is a review and
update of their personal minimums. Don't have
them already written down or readily accessible?
Not a problem, head over to the Air Safety
Institute Web site and download the appropriate
VFR or IFR personal minimums contract found
in the Aeronautical Decision Making safety
spotlight (airsafetyinstitute.org/spotlight/
aeronauticaldecision) and help them work
through various areas. My mantra for this exercise
is to "fill it out in pencil and sign it in ink so that
you don't pay for it in blood." Why pencil? Simple,
your personal minimums will change over time
as you gain more experience or get farther from
http://www.airsafetyinstitute.org/spotlight/aeronauticaldecision
http://www.airsafetyinstitute.org/spotlight/aeronauticaldecision
https://www.aopa.org/-/media/files/aopa/home/pilot-resources/personal-minimums-contracts/personalminimumscontractvfr.pdf?la=en?utm_source=asi&utm_campaign=cfi%20newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=january
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