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BY ROD MACHADO
Greetings Ishmael: You have a whale of a problem. At this point, I’m more worried about you than your student. It’s entirely possible that this fellow shouldn’t have an instrument rating. Sorry, but what other conclusion can a reasonable person reach from what you’ve written? It’s almost as if he’s daring you to advance him. If by some (mis)fortune he passes his checkride and then promptly vaporizes himself and a few passengers, the heirs might unleash their lawyers on you. You should also consider that you have a moral obligation to discontinue someone’s training if they just can’t or won’t perform adequately. (Two other instructors have already discontinued his training, correct? Think about what that means.) If you insist on continuing his training, here’s how I would proceed. Let him
know that you believe he’s either not committed to flight training or might be unable to handle the demands of instrument flying, but you’re willing to give him another chance to improve. Then have him identify his deficiencies and offer his own recommendations on overcoming them. You’re asking him to help you teach him. If he doesn’t understand his deficiencies and how to solve them after all the training he’s received so far, I would discontinue his training. Period. Next, you should make all additional training merit based. Inform him that you will implement his suggestions but he’s got to agree on a predefined performance standard that needs to be met at the end of each lesson. Tell him that if the agreed-upon performance standard isn’t met (based on your evaluation) at the end of each
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lesson, then you’ll discontinue his training. Sorry, but he only gets three strikes before he’s out. This should help him understand your performance expectations, while making it undeniably clear why you discontinued his training. I admire your willingness to help your student, but there’s a bigger issue at play here—his passengers’ safety— and I do mean you.
Rod Machado is a flight instructor, author, educator, and speaker. He has been a pilot since 1970 and a CFI since 1973. rodmachado.com). Visit his blog (www.
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Flight Training - March 2012
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Flight Training - March 2012
Flight Training - March 2012
President’s Perspective
Right Seat
Letters
The Quiet Ride
How It Works
Success Stories Training Products
After the Checkride
News ASI News Abeam the Numbers
Since You Asked
News
Tech Tip AOPA Action
Unusual Rental Aircraft of the Month Final Exam
Flying Carpet
MOUNTAIN DREAMING
RADAR TO THE RESCUE
TRADING PLACES
TECHNIQUE
Weather
Checkride
Flight Lesson
The Age-Old Old-Age Question
Career Advisor
Tech Talk
Good From the Start
It's Not Only About You
Look Out!
Advertiser Index
Debrief
Flight Training - March 2012 - Flight Training - March 2012
Flight Training - March 2012 - Cover2
Flight Training - March 2012 - 1
Flight Training - March 2012 - 2
Flight Training - March 2012 - 3
Flight Training - March 2012 - President’s Perspective
Flight Training - March 2012 - 5
Flight Training - March 2012 - Right Seat
Flight Training - March 2012 - 7
Flight Training - March 2012 - Letters
Flight Training - March 2012 - 9
Flight Training - March 2012 - The Quiet Ride
Flight Training - March 2012 - 11
Flight Training - March 2012 - How It Works
Flight Training - March 2012 - Success Stories Training Products
Flight Training - March 2012 - After the Checkride
Flight Training - March 2012 - News ASI News Abeam the Numbers
Flight Training - March 2012 - Since You Asked
Flight Training - March 2012 - 17
Flight Training - March 2012 - News
Flight Training - March 2012 - Tech Tip AOPA Action
Flight Training - March 2012 - Unusual Rental Aircraft of the Month Final Exam
Flight Training - March 2012 - 21
Flight Training - March 2012 - Flying Carpet
Flight Training - March 2012 - 23
Flight Training - March 2012 - MOUNTAIN DREAMING
Flight Training - March 2012 - 25
Flight Training - March 2012 - 26
Flight Training - March 2012 - 27
Flight Training - March 2012 - 28
Flight Training - March 2012 - 29
Flight Training - March 2012 - RADAR TO THE RESCUE
Flight Training - March 2012 - 31
Flight Training - March 2012 - 32
Flight Training - March 2012 - 33
Flight Training - March 2012 - TRADING PLACES
Flight Training - March 2012 - 35
Flight Training - March 2012 - 36
Flight Training - March 2012 - 37
Flight Training - March 2012 - TECHNIQUE
Flight Training - March 2012 - 39
Flight Training - March 2012 - Weather
Flight Training - March 2012 - 41
Flight Training - March 2012 - 42
Flight Training - March 2012 - Checkride
Flight Training - March 2012 - 44
Flight Training - March 2012 - 45
Flight Training - March 2012 - Flight Lesson
Flight Training - March 2012 - The Age-Old Old-Age Question
Flight Training - March 2012 - Career Advisor
Flight Training - March 2012 - 49
Flight Training - March 2012 - Tech Talk
Flight Training - March 2012 - Good From the Start
Flight Training - March 2012 - It's Not Only About You
Flight Training - March 2012 - Look Out!
Flight Training - March 2012 - Advertiser Index
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Flight Training - March 2012 - 63
Flight Training - March 2012 - Debrief
Flight Training - March 2012 - Cover3
Flight Training - March 2012 - Cover4
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