FOI...lol... CFI oral?

Dudley Henriques wrote:
>
> The best approach to the oral is to of course know the material, but
> arrive prepared to be able to explain complicated matters in everyday
> terms. If there's one thing a GOOD examiner looks for in a CFI
> applicant, its the ability to do this.

This is true for just about any teacher.

B A R R Y wrote:
> Dudley Henriques wrote:
>>
>> The best approach to the oral is to of course know the material, but
>> arrive prepared to be able to explain complicated matters in everyday
>> terms. If there's one thing a GOOD examiner looks for in a CFI
>> applicant, its the ability to do this.
>
> This is true for just about any teacher.

True enough. I found the more I taught people to fly, the better I got
at teaching people to fly. In the end, the student teaches you as much
about teaching as you teach them about flying.
Being a good CFI is indeed a two way street. :-)

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Dudley Henriques

Dallas wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 10:29:24 -0800, gatt wrote:
>
>> Is the oral the toughest part of the CFI rating?
>
> My CFI said his examiner made him teach an 8 hour class.
>

The best one I ever heard was an examiner who brought in his 12 year old
kid; introduced the kid to a CFI applicant, told them to go into the
other room and shut the door. The applicant was to explain lift to the
kid and then both of them return to the office at which time the kid
would explain lift to the examiner.
I LOVED this approach!!!! :-))

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Dudley Henriques

gatt wrote:
>
> Thanks for the advice. After reading through the Jeppeson
> Instrument/Commercial text a little last night, I'm actually starting to
> look forward to the challenge.
>

That's the attitude you need to have.