CFIcast #005 - First flights. Signing solos. Training in winter. - 2007.03.08 - Certified Flight Instructor Aviation Podcast

CFIcast #5 - First flights. Signing off solos. Keeping interest in flight training over winter.

Enjoy listening and learning as you eavesdrop on the Hangar Flying conversation with Certified Flight Instructors!

The CFIcast #5 CFI panel:

• Your host: Rick Durden, CFI, Aviation lawyer and author of "The Pilot's Lounge" column on AvWeb.com and articles for AOPA Pilot and Aviation Safety, from Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Dr. Bruce Chien, M.D., CFI, Senior Aviation Medical Examiner from Central Illinois, host of the The AMECast
• Tony Condon, CFI, student and glider pilot & instructor from Ames, Iowa
• Ron Levy, CFI, a Professional Instrument Courses - P.I.C 10 day course instructor from Maryland

 

Topics discussed by CFIcast Certified Flight Instructor panel:

• What should be the first lesson for a new student.
• Evaluating a new student<./li>
• What is a good first flight for a new student?
• What if the student's first visit to the FBO is a bad experience?
• What percentage of discovery flight students come back for lessons?
• When the student expects to solo
• Those who think they should solo in x number of hours
• When do you release a student for solo?
• What solo sign-offs make the CFI nervous?
• How to sign off and track a student on a solo cross country
• Evaluating a new-to-you student who is well along in training
• How do you keep students interested in flight training during the winter?
• Sharing the experiences during the winter

Recorded Thursday, March 8, 2007 - 00:59:57 - 27.5MB

Theme Song: "Learn to Fly" by Josh Woodward

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