Originally Posted by
Pilotpip
When I was a "new" instructor (I've only been doing it for a year, still learning new things every day) I had a commercial student who had been flying for a few years and had as many or more hours than I did tell me "I know how to fly, don't touch anything when I make a mistake unless it's going to kill us". Not realizing it, I was stepping in every time he made did something such as missing a checklist item. As a result, he was constantly missing these items. Since then I've done my best to just make a note of it or step in only when the situation dictates it.
Are you talking about me? I think I remember saying something like that to you.
I've been instructing for 4 months now, and it is very hard to not step in right away when a student misses something. I also have a student who may not be meant to fly an airplane, and I have had the talk with her, but she wants to keep trying. She is going to meet with a female DE which I think will be good for her to get an experienced woman's perspective on women in aviaton. Good luck with your student.