I have a primary student with approx 17 hours of dual that still cannot land the aircraft (172sp). I have tried various techniques for visual cues and tactile control of the aircraft, to no avail. Maninly the problem seems to be inconsistencies in everything he does. For instance yesterday when checking the flight instruments (AS, ADI, ALT, TB, DG, VSI) he reached up and set the #1 vor obs to the current compass heading. This is th etype of inconsistencies that continually occur. After, 20 or soi flights, he still has trouble understanding the difference between the tuning and active window of the comm and navs. Also, the difference between comm and nav itself. I have spent much of my time teaching before and after flights on radio ops.... this is the first time I have had a student like this. Any suggestions? Maybe John and Martha are wrong... maybe not everybody can learn to fly. I don't know.
My student is approx 59 years and VERY successful at what he does.. banker or somethng like that.