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aLThough ThE STudEnT knEw how To do a go-aRound, hE'd nEvER bEEn
In a SITuaTIon ThaT REquIREd hIm To makE ThE dECISIon...I had TaughT
hIm ThaT I, ThE InSTRuCToR, wouLd makE ThE dECISIon. IF I dIdn'T CaLL
FoR IT, ThEn hE waS To ConTInuE wITh ThE LandIng.
with an approach rather than waiting for me to tell them. The
law of primacy is at play here: If you tell your students right off
the bat that they are the ones responsible to decide they will be
more likely to make that decision in the future.
When a student does make the decision to go around I offer
positive reinforcement. Once we are safely climbing away from
the ground, I'll assure them that it was the right decision and
even offer a high five or fist bump. This is the law of effect. If the
student has a positive experience-rather than feeling scared,
surprised, or even belittled-they won't be hesitant to perform
the procedure when they really need to.
Another method I'll use is scenario-based training. Instead of
waiting until short final and calling "go around," I'll instead
say something like, "There's a deer on the runway," which
allows students to make the decision on their own. Using this
method for teaching the go-around not only gives them handson experience using the DECIDE (Detect, Estimate, Choose,
Identify, Do, Evaluate) model for decision making, but it also
offers a real-world situation applying the law of intensity.
When the instructor says something like, "There is an airplane
on the runway," the student must quickly decide that landing
is no longer the safest course of action, and that a go-around
should be used instead.
Now that I use this new method of teaching go-arounds, my
students are performing them more than they ever have before,
and that's exactly how I want it to be. Making the decision to
go around should be practiced regularly and used liberally.
I encourage you to use this same method if you aren't already.
It just might save someone's life, including your own.
Conor Dancy is a Gold Seal CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP, and holds a
type rating in a Learjet 60. He flies a Learjet for charter and is a
flight instructor at Aviation Adventures in Leesburg, Virginia.
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Vol. 5, Issue 4
Deciding to Go Around
Safety Seminar: After the Crash: Surviving an Aircraft Accident
CFI Commentary: Touch & Goes
CFI Tips: Who is Flying this Airplane?
ASI Message: Controlled Flight into Terrain
Real Pilot Story: Icing Encounter
Safety Spotlight: First Things First
ASI Online: Learn and Earn Safety Challenge
Safety Quiz: Fly the Boardwalk Approach
CFI Tools: Help Your Students Learn
Chief's Corner: What's On Your Mind?
Pilot Safety Announcement: It's a Drag
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - Deciding to Go Around
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - Safety Seminar: After the Crash: Surviving an Aircraft Accident
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 10
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - CFI Commentary: Touch & Goes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - CFI Tips: Who is Flying this Airplane?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - ASI Message: Controlled Flight into Terrain
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - Real Pilot Story: Icing Encounter
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 21
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - Safety Spotlight: First Things First
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 26
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - ASI Online: Learn and Earn Safety Challenge
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - Safety Quiz: Fly the Boardwalk Approach
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - CFI Tools: Help Your Students Learn
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - Chief's Corner: What's On Your Mind?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 32
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 33
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - 35
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 4 - Pilot Safety Announcement: It's a Drag
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