No joke I was completely behind the merlin on that approach. I've never denied it. I was on the edge of things but I held her and it came out ok and I could simply be lucky. I'll admit all that.
As far as them overshooting the runway... well... It's only a POS hourly paid instructor, as you put it, that couldn't teach them against that problem. The airforce likes the way I do it. I believe today I'm at 49 students. Of which 46 are continueing their program successfully. Two DOR, one didn't think he was ready the other didn't want the 10 yr commitment, and one medical. No fails. I'll say it again I'm constantly learning loads of new things in the Merlin or when I'm flying from one country to another ect. All new things that come with progression in ones career. I'm still learning things as a CFI. But as a CFI I'm completely confident in my abilites and my track record proves so. The methods I use while instructing have changed overtime to become more efficient and evaluations of me are constantly being made by the airforce which is why my program is one of the last few in the nation still going after they centralized things in Oct. 06.
Anyway about the single engine explination. Simplicity has it's merits. Doesn't make it not true and its even ground to debate over. My experience in RJ's or Boeings is non-existant. Doesn't make me any less. But it would be a one sided debate which what's the point. Can't learn from that. Which is the whole point of all of this. It's when people use their time to take cheap stabs or "yelling" over and over or misconstrue small facts here and there that gets nowhere. Telling me I was behind the aircraft is a no brainer esp since I said so.
Hindsights 20/20 and you don't make it this far not utilizing it. I'm completely open to criticism so long as it's possible for myself or others to learn at it. I agree hours in an aircraft aren't everything either. However I also believe position such as flying a jet doesn't make you any better than a guy flying an ultra-light. It only makes you better at a jet.
The reason it's easy to get upset is because some individuals would rather use their time to ridicule then to address a question or look for a positive outcome. This is officially my last post in this thread. I just want those who are so completely negative to think about something.
The main idea of a forum is to provide knowledge that other's can benifit from. Sly remarks and constant negativity are counter productive. It discourages someone to ask questions. In this one thread a few people have popped up and admitted they they, along with myself, have learned something. Granted it felt as if I had to swim upstream the entire time but I still got my answers. However due to the manner in which someone of lesser knowledge of a subject is threated even I am deterred to ask a question again. Flight schools, training environments, even airlines and FAA guys themselves have questions or find themselves in unfamiliar situations. A saftey net of a place to ask openly is needed if your true goal is to promote saftey.
In my particular situation I've been mocked and degraded stating I'm substandard because I didn't know how to do something on a GPS while filing /G. I was once very up to date on my procedures. I'm doing what I can now to get back there. It isn't that I or other people lack ability. In my situation my greatest fear has come true and that's that I've become complacent. I've flown roughly 1400hrs in one year. Most of which was training VFR students in an older aircraft that doesn't have the top notch civil equipment I trained in. After flying on the Gulf Coast my time spent in actual basically went to zero out here in the desert. However I have learned other skills that prove usefull.
The point is I'm constantly learning. Everyone is. I'll ask questions because while many have left this forum because of the negative naysayers out there. I stay for the one or two that have something to say. It's from them I'm capable to do something today that I couldn't yesterday. Which is a win situation in my mind. Others take the negative input very seriously. The only thing that saves is the anonymity. Which I'm more open then most.
The cocky responses, ridicules, ect. come from some of you because you feel you are higher up on the food chain. The responsibility of that position alone requires a high level of maturity which many of you lack.
If you haven't noticed there are people that have left this forum. You had a district attorney who's now a judge that was mocked from this place. You have captains of older airlines going to other places. What you also have is an abundance of 20-30yr old(immature by comparison to the responsibilies they hold) as well. The manner in which you carry yourself can speak volumes. I might do things wrong here or there and we all do but one thing you see from me that I don't ever see from others is an apology or an admittance that I was wrong and you (whoever you are) is right. I stand by my statements.
Only when one presents him/herself in a manner as professional as possible can they be respected and taken seriously. You don't have to agree with that person. TonyC as we can all see has laid his mind on the subject completely out on the table. Maybe I didnt write something clearly or with the 8 pages of posts he didn't feel liek going through them all to realize some of the assumptions made were incorrect. Had they been correct I would have to say what he said was completely correct. I don't feel it is.
None the less his opinion is completely with merit and always welcomed whether it's putting the screws to me or not. That is what a professional manner is capable of obtaining. Respect regarless of mutual agreement.
I would rather see someone make a post called "ToiletDuck's a tool" and keep it there. Then bring it into a post I made where the goal was knowledge.