(another) article - airline pilot shortage

[satpak77]

"You have to teach them to prioritize and yet multitask," said master flight instructor Peter Conforti. "It's like spinning plates, where you are constantly running from one plate to the next to keep them all spinning."
Conforti, 64, who began teaching in 1972, says an instructor must be able to let students make mistakes.

"The best pilots are often Type A, aggressive, take-charge personalities," said the former Air Force pilot. "But very rarely do I take the airplane. I talk them through a checklist to make corrections."

Spinning plates? It ain't THAT hard. Come on. Give me a break. Running from one plate to the next?

The Best pilots are Type-A and aggresive? You sure about that? Too many Maverick and Goose re-runs.

Conforti seems stuck in the old school pre-CRM days


http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA091006.1G.CertifiedFlightInstructo.278b4c2.html