Students taking hand off throttle on TO roll...

[PropsForward]

...or threatening to only communicate through BoBo the sock puppet for the rest of the lesson.

LMAO. I love it! Gonna have to add BoBo to my flight bag!

 

[avbug]

Any tips on getting students to keep the hand on the throttle til we get to a safe altitude? I am finding a lot of my students give it full power, then both hands go on the yoke as we go down the runway at the towered field I fly at. I'm always telling them "Hand on throttle.

Slap them.

 

[CougarAviator]

Hands on Throttle

The gentlemen I am working on my CFI told me "everytime you take your hand off of that throttle, I'm going to kill the engine (i.e. emergency procedures)...

 

[jimpilot]

On jet aircraft it is common to remove your hand from the throttles at V1 to avoid pulling them back above V1. I know that V1 doesn't exist on a small aircraft, but what would you do on a short field take off with an obstacle if the engine sputtered just above rotation and the student pulled the throttle back as a reflex.

Something to think about.

 

[avbug]

but what would you do on a short field take off with an obstacle if the engine sputtered just above rotation and the student pulled the throttle back as a reflex.

Land.

 

[jimpilot]

In the trees! A life altering event!

 

[Bandit60]

In the trees! A life altering event!

When you are flying a single engine piston airplane and an engine sputters it is a life altering event at any altitude. If I was flying a cessna 150 on a short field and the engine sputtered at rotation, I would put it down now. Single engine airplanes dont climb well on no engines.
Remember the hands off the throttles is only for airplanes(multi-engines) that a decision to go is made. This is something you dont have the option on in a single engine airplane.

 

[westwind]

I might start cutting the power. Problem is, its a class D airport

Is there a sleepy little airport nearby? I trained in Podunkville and after a couple of throttle and/or mixture pulls at 50 feet or so, I got the hint. It was pretty fun upon reflection. BoBo never had to make an appearance.

 

[minitour]

Is there a sleepy little airport nearby? I trained in Podunkville and after a couple of throttle and/or mixture pulls at 50 feet or so, I got the hint. It was pretty fun upon reflection. BoBo never had to make an appearance.

ooooh...I like that idear...

Longish runway, hand comes off, mixture goes out, engine stops, student "punches a grumpy", student doesn't take hand off again...........interesting

-mini

 

[flytheblue]

I would tell them that the throttle would creep out if they didnt keep their hand on it....which was true in some planes if the friction lock wasnt completely tight. That seemed to work well enough. If not, loosen it or smack them. Option #2.