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walk about 60 to 100 feet, with a clear view
of something farther away, such as trees or
a hangar. Make sure that the area is safe so
you, the instructor, don't walk in front of a
vehicle or a moving airplane. At the start,
stand close to the nose, ensuring you're
on the centerline of the airplane. With the
window or door open, ask the student to
tell you to move to their left or right to stay
aligned with the centerline as you back
away from the airplane. At about 50 or 60
feet from the airplane, stop and observe
where you are standing. If the pilot is looking
too closely to the nose, you will likely
be aligned with the tip of the right stabilizer
(the opposite will be true for someone
in the right seat). Without moving, have
the student join you, standing directly in
front of you facing the aircraft. They will
often be surprised that you're both so far
off the centerline of the airplane.
At this point, repeat the experiment.
Have them sit in the same seat as before,
with the instructions to have you move left
or right as you back up. However, before
you start, instruct them to look over your
head at something in the distance. The
object doesn't have to be on the horizon,
just a reasonable distance, say a hangar on
the other side of the ramp. I've found that
even an object only 200 feet away is good
enough for this demonstration. To ensure
the pilot isn't anticipating a result, drift
slightly left or right so they have to correct
you. Once you've reached the same distance,
you'll likely find that you're standing
very close to the centerline of the airplane.
As before, have the student come join you
to see the results-they're often amazed at
how well this worked.
I've found that by using this simple
technique, the pilot's landings will improve
dramatically. They've experienced a
practical demonstration, with their own
eyes, on how parallax can cause them to
misperceive the alignment of the aircraft,
and will start looking further down the
runway. This also has the benefits of
helping the student keep the nose on the
horizon when flaring for landing. Another
advantage is that this is something that
can be done before or after a lesson, or on
an otherwise " unflyable " day. It's a great
investment of about 10 minutes that will
benefit your clients. FT
ROBERT V. MEDER is chair of the National Association
of Flight Instructors.
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