CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 14
CFI Tips
wATCh NOw
otherS hold their heAdS
StAtionAry while moving
their eyeS bAck And forth, AS
if they're wAtching A tenniS
In order to detect aircraft, your eyes must be stopped and focused for a very short time, but not for
an excessive length of time. Eyeballs don't see well when they're in motion. Speed readers know
this only too well. While their eyes may appear to flow effortlessly down the page, they actually
stop and focus every so often, allowing text to be absorbed directly as well as peripherally. The
same principle applies when scanning for traffic.
mAtch in A neck brAce. neither
iS An efficient meAnS of
ScAnning for trAffic.
The method of scan I prefer involves examining a 10-degree slice of the sky at a time. I hold my
gaze steady for at least a second, then move on to the next slice. Yes, I know it's impossible to have
100 percent visual acuity outside a 2-degree visual field (peripherally), and that visual acuity drops
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Vol. 5, Issue 1
It's My Aircraft
Safety Seminar: Accident Case Study: Live
CFI Commentary: Logging On For Online Refresher Course
CFI Tips: See & Avoid - The Troxler Effect
ASI Message: I'm Stalling
Accident Case Study: Communication Breakdown
Safety Quiz: Teach Your Students About ODPS
Safety Spotlight: Don't Scare the Children
ASI Online: Pressure Patterns -What's the Weather Doing
CFI Tools: Need a Second Opinion? ASI's Mobile Flight Risk Evaluator
Chief's Corner: Teaching Soft Skills
Pilot Safety Announcement: iPanel
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - It's My Aircraft
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - Safety Seminar: Accident Case Study: Live
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - CFI Commentary: Logging On For Online Refresher Course
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 11
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - CFI Tips: See & Avoid - The Troxler Effect
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - ASI Message: I'm Stalling
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - Accident Case Study: Communication Breakdown
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - Safety Quiz: Teach Your Students About ODPS
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - Safety Spotlight: Don't Scare the Children
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 24
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - ASI Online: Pressure Patterns -What's the Weather Doing
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 26
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - CFI Tools: Need a Second Opinion? ASI's Mobile Flight Risk Evaluator
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - Chief's Corner: Teaching Soft Skills
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 30
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - 31
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 1 - Pilot Safety Announcement: iPanel
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