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CFI Commentary
thAt SAid, A Cfi'S reSponSibilitieS (And
AttendAnt hAzArdS) Are not limited to the
bASiC trAining of Student pilotS.
We train pilots for advanced ratings, as well as conduct flight reviews,
instrument proficiency checks, and aircraft checkouts for clubs and
insurance companies, with many of these duties being performed in
unfamiliar aircraft. Often those pilots are highly experienced, and
frequently they are flying aircraft in which they are more experienced
than the CFI. Those scenarios might sound as though they should be safer
for the CFI; however, my experience is to the contrary.
Why have I not yet been frightened by a primary student? I have
established clear lines of authority, and assume that I really know best. I
am acutely conscious of the student's limitations, as well as my abilities
and responsibilities. It is my job to teach them, I have the knowledge to
do so, and-most critically-with our safety in mind. I am the last line of
defense against their errors. It is not paranoia. They can, and will, make
mistakes-heck, I still do.
Where a CFI's job becomes ambiguous is when he or she flies with highly
experienced pilots and/or in an unfamiliar aircraft, as may be the case
during a flight review. Therein lays the hazard, most particularly for the
less experienced CFIs among us.
The first of my spooky CFI experiences occurred while checking out a
new flying-club member in a Cessna 172. The pilot was a Boeing 767 check
captain for a major airline. He had been an Air Force transport pilot, as
well as a Lockheed test pilot on the C-141. He was in no way overbearing,
but I was acutely aware of the incongruity of my having to certify his
fitness to pilot a .18 Mach Cessna 172. As the checkout proceeded, his
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Vol. 4, Issue 4
The Journey of Becoming a CFI
Safety Seminar: Accident Case Study: Live
CFI Commentary: Something to Fear
CFI Tips: Takeoffs & Landings
ASI Message: Into the Ice
Accident Case Study: Delayed Reaction
Safety Quiz: Ice Flight
Safety Spotlight: Words to the Wise
ASI Online: Weather Wise - VFR into IMC
CFI Tools: Flying the Weather
Chief's Corner: What's the Weather Really Like?
Pilot Safety Announcement: It's a Drag
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - The Journey of Becoming a CFI
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Safety Seminar: Accident Case Study: Live
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - CFI Commentary: Something to Fear
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 11
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - CFI Tips: Takeoffs & Landings
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - ASI Message: Into the Ice
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Accident Case Study: Delayed Reaction
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Safety Quiz: Ice Flight
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Safety Spotlight: Words to the Wise
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 24
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - ASI Online: Weather Wise - VFR into IMC
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 26
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - CFI Tools: Flying the Weather
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Chief's Corner: What's the Weather Really Like?
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 30
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - 31
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Pilot Safety Announcement: It's a Drag
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