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From: cfiaime@ihnp4.UUCP (Jeff Williams)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: CFIs -- SOB's vs. Mellow
Message-ID: <615@ihnp4.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 22-Jul-84 18:20:13 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jul 22 18:20:13 1984
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Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
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As a CFI, I find it easier to be somewhat mellow, but with
high standards.  Typically, ground school is over a pizza
at the local Pizza Hut.  If a student makes an error, I try
to GENTLY correct them.  If they do a good job, they know 
about it immediately and again in the flight office where
interested bystanders always seem to listen to the post-
flight.

Personally, I learn more from an instructor who is friendly,
but does not accept a sloppy performance.  This seems to work
fairly well.  One of my former private students (Craig Dinsmore,
he is on the net and is probably reading this) got his private
license in (I think) 42 hours.  Partly because of the instructor,
partly in spite of the instructor.  With this example, I believe
that this approach works.

I am always looking for better ways to teach, so if you have any
ideas (except a different pizza place), I am willing to listen.

Jeff Williams
AT&T-Bell Laboratories, Naperville, Illinois
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