I thought I wouldnt fit as an instructor, and was for a long time uncertain if I should become one. I'm a little shy, didnt always like to meet new people, and didnt think I communicated clearly. However, within the first 30 hours of dual given, I felt confident, and within about 100 hours dual given I was a highly appreciated and recommended instructor, loved by my students (except one) and they achieved great results in short time and low cost, which was partly the objective at the school I worked at.
Its not so much how good a people-person you are, but much more how much interest you take in your students tiniest little learning steps, and your attention to their progress - giving praise anytime something good comes out of their practice. Also being highly knowledgable helps, but again, I think as a student I thought it was much tougher being an instructor than it really is. Your first students will probably need to learn how to fly straight and level, what a stall is, learning to flare and land and all that basic stuff, they dont need to know technicalities from the instructor pilot syllabus.
Its not so much how good a people-person you are, but much more how much interest you take in your students tiniest little learning steps, and your attention to their progress - giving praise anytime something good comes out of their practice. Also being highly knowledgable helps, but again, I think as a student I thought it was much tougher being an instructor than it really is. Your first students will probably need to learn how to fly straight and level, what a stall is, learning to flare and land and all that basic stuff, they dont need to know technicalities from the instructor pilot syllabus.
