BoDEAN
Cabo Wabo Express
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Seek tips from the elders.
I've been a CFI for almost 2 years now, and time and time again have run into this issue with students. I am finding their willingness to prepare for a lesson, to take the extra step after and before a lesson to read up on material, and their lack of "wanting" to finish is varied. I am reevaluating my approach on motivating students to finish up. Some examples: Cross country oral, teach the students how to do it, give them a handout explaining how to do it, and do one way trip with them. Next lesson I schedule 3 hours, and explain to them to have it planned prior to the lesson (departure time). Departure time comes; they have the TC and distances, and checkpoints only. It's like they didn't study it, or do a practice one on their own, or WANT to know it prior to the lesson. This turns into another ground lesson and reviewing in its entirety the planning.
Subject 2: Almost ready for his check ride. Hard time getting him out to solo and work on the maneuvers. Have done 3-4 orals, and still class E and G airspace is a mess. I've taught, given handouts, showed him in the books, etc on how to learn it. But time and time again, same roadblocks keep coming up.
Subject 3: People who constantly no-show or make excuses not to come out to the airport and excel.
I guess I need to be more of a father figure to these students? I find myself looking bad being at a job almost a year and have yet to have one student get signed off.
Opinions on approaches? Thank You in advance
I've been a CFI for almost 2 years now, and time and time again have run into this issue with students. I am finding their willingness to prepare for a lesson, to take the extra step after and before a lesson to read up on material, and their lack of "wanting" to finish is varied. I am reevaluating my approach on motivating students to finish up. Some examples: Cross country oral, teach the students how to do it, give them a handout explaining how to do it, and do one way trip with them. Next lesson I schedule 3 hours, and explain to them to have it planned prior to the lesson (departure time). Departure time comes; they have the TC and distances, and checkpoints only. It's like they didn't study it, or do a practice one on their own, or WANT to know it prior to the lesson. This turns into another ground lesson and reviewing in its entirety the planning.
Subject 2: Almost ready for his check ride. Hard time getting him out to solo and work on the maneuvers. Have done 3-4 orals, and still class E and G airspace is a mess. I've taught, given handouts, showed him in the books, etc on how to learn it. But time and time again, same roadblocks keep coming up.
Subject 3: People who constantly no-show or make excuses not to come out to the airport and excel.
I guess I need to be more of a father figure to these students? I find myself looking bad being at a job almost a year and have yet to have one student get signed off.
Opinions on approaches? Thank You in advance