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Old 03-31-2010 | 03:34 PM
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Bashibazouk
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Default Yay!

Originally Posted by StudentFlyer
Thanks everyone...I took the advice, and have passed my CFI-I retest. Will keep for the future.
Well done!

I got here too late to add a couple of items of advice. I'm not as far along as you (I only have instrument, commercial AMEL, ASEL, and glider) but I learned that...
  • The examiner can always find a reason to fail us because nobody flies perfectly. Our job is to not give him one. Aceing the oral, having all your docs ready, filling out the form properly are a good way to start. In a nutshell, help the guy feel comfortable that making you a commercial/instructor/whatever is not going to come back to haunt him.
  • I've found that examiners always cut me a little slack if I briefly exceed a PTS standard, on the theory that "it's ok to be wrong, but it's not ok to stay wrong."
  • I have found it useful to buy a few seconds of "thinking time" before attempting some maneuvers. There are a couple of ways to do that that worked for me. One is to say "Tell you what...I'd like to do another clearing turn first before the Vmc demo." I can do that clearing turn while my mind goes through how I'm going to perform the Vmc demo. What's he going to do, say "no?"
  • Another way, if you just need a little thinking time, is to say "Let me get a little sip of water," and reach for your bottle. Again, it's a good way to prepare yourself.
Again, congratulations.

Regards,
BB
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