CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 9
PAY ATTENTION TO DILIGENT STUDENTS WHO MAY ATTEMPT TO
SCAN THE ENTIRE SKY UNTIL THEY UNDERSTAND THAT ONLY
AIRCRAFT IN THE 10-DEGREE LOW TO 10-DEGREE HIGH ZONES
ARE THREATS.
Oh, and once in flight, pay attention to diligent students who may attempt
to scan the entire sky until they understand that only aircraft in the
10-degree low to 10-degree high zones are threats.
Of course, you will first need to get their eyes off the instrument panel
and outside the airplane where they belong, in the first place.
Explaining aeromedical factors around vision helps, but really-as
with all new techniques-nothing beats practice. That said, the
airplane in flight is not always conducive to learning and absorbing
a new technique, so have your students learn to scan on the ground:
either in a parked airplane, in a sim, or even chair flying. Observe
how your learners practice. Watch their eyes to ensure they aren't
simply " sweeping " the horizon but are using proper stop-and-start
scans. Ask them to continue practice scans on their own to cement
proper technique.
This is part one of a four-part series. Next issue part two: Using
Hopscotch to Improve Safety. (Yes, you read that right.)
William Dubois is an FAA Safety Team rep and a rare " double " Master
Ground Instructor accredited by both NAFI and MICEP. An AOPA
member since 1983, he holds a commercial pilot certificate and has a
degree in aviation technology. He was recognized as a Distinguished Flight
Instructor in the 2021 AOPA Flight Training Experience Awards.
Training Tip: Scanning for Traffic
In this 3-minute video, AOPA Air Safety Institute Senior VP Richard McSpadden
shares tips for traffic awareness and visual scan techniques.
Click on the multimedia icon to watch the video.
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1
CFI Notes
From the Editor: AOPA’s Free Trial Membership— Tell Your Students
Teaching Collision Avoidance—How to Scan
ASI Message: Confession—My Journey to More Communal Flying
CFI News
CFI Tips: Being Judgy—How to Teach Your Students Prudence
New CFI: Give the Airlines a Pass?
Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
Beyond Proficient: New IFR Video Series
Chart Challenge: Solar Farms and Ocular Glare
Pilot Short Story: Ident the Detent
You Can Fly: AOPA Flight Training Advantage— Your Top Questions Answered
Safety Quiz: Collision Avoidance
CFI Tools: Focused Flight Reviews—Better Pilots
Chief's Corner: Training the Next Generation— Passing Along a Legacy
ASI Safety Tip: Hot Starts
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI Notes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 3
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - From the Editor: AOPA’s Free Trial Membership— Tell Your Students
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Teaching Collision Avoidance—How to Scan
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 9
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 10
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - ASI Message: Confession—My Journey to More Communal Flying
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI Tips: Being Judgy—How to Teach Your Students Prudence
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 20
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - New CFI: Give the Airlines a Pass?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 26
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Beyond Proficient: New IFR Video Series
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Chart Challenge: Solar Farms and Ocular Glare
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 30
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Pilot Short Story: Ident the Detent
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - You Can Fly: AOPA Flight Training Advantage— Your Top Questions Answered
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 33
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Safety Quiz: Collision Avoidance
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI Tools: Focused Flight Reviews—Better Pilots
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 37
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 38
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Chief's Corner: Training the Next Generation— Passing Along a Legacy
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 40
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 41
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - ASI Safety Tip: Hot Starts
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