understanding bearing ?

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

I betcha you only have one way to tell your student " PULL BACK ON THE STICK ... NOW ":rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

yup i just say

"My aircraft"

Flight instructing was probably the most fun job i have ever had. too bad the pay is rotten or i would still be doing it!

Being an instructor offers the best of so many aspects of aviation. you get to share the science, beauty and adventure of flying with a person who is enjoying all of these things aviation has to offer for the first time. seeing their reaction to the new world of flying is part of the greatness of the job. As a flight instructor you really share in the student pilot's sense of accomplishment every time that little light bulb turns on over their head.

The job offers a huge sense of satisfaction every time you turn out a new pilot, because lets face it, teaching is challenging... especially if it is a complicated task. and the student and the instructor both have a set of challenges ahead of them which they must finley tune into one another and meet those challenges as a team.

new student introductory lessons were always fun too, you just schedule it on a saturday morning, take off and hand it over to them, fly to a nearby pancake breakfast, enjoy a few flap jacks and the friendship of the pilot group and head back home and ask them if they are interested in learning to fly. 20 percent of the time the answer is "yes" 78% of the time the answer is "HELL YES!!!"