Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
Just to change the thread slightly - but the comment about non-CFIs giving instruction has just sparked a note.
I recently found out that there is (was?) a program afoot in the USN/USMC/USCG Strike/Fighter pipeline to allow NFOs to INSTRUCT student aviators during the syllabus. Now talk about non-CFIs teaching people to fly!
I had a former F-14 RIO fly with me on a few flights during my FRS training - but at least I was a winged aviator at the times.
If I had a say in this program, I couldn't not support this training.
Well...back to the thread. I might not be a certified driving instructor either - but I'll certainly be continuing to give my teenagers driving lessons until they finally enroll in Driver's Ed - even if it doesn't count for something. Experience is experience. Anyone who has taught in the military training commands has had to deal with students who have some flying experience. The good ones easily adapt to the new ways of flying in the military. Even if you have had to UNlearn some bad habits - I would hope that the overall increase in expereince should make for a more spongelike student
USMCFLYR
I was going to use the Auto Driving Instruction as a point to bolster my argument. In Europe you have to take driving instructors from an approved school to get a driving license.
Also, your NFO example is interesting. You were already rated and what were they instructing, piloting skills or tactical skills. Amature instruction is a plague of all fields, from Little League on up!