Originally Posted by
MD11
"This may be part of the issue...this type of individual is usually very good at organizing and manipulating people. The most important factor in their success is that people THINK they are doing the right things, and they are very adept at giving that impression. It is not so important that they actually DO the right things, as long as everyone thinks they did."
On his third lesson he was very frustrated that he couldn't land the aircraft,,, later he admitted that he thought flying was going to be pretty easy,,, he said it looked pretty easy from the ground.
"Take a towel and cover up the instrument panel, completely. Everything your student needs to know about landing a 172 happens outside the airplane."
Yes I have done this but not with a towel... Again, has anybody had one of these student types earn their ppl?
Thanks!
Yes, a few of them.
What your student is experiencing is a mental block, plain and simple. He's probably not an idiot so he can be taught to land a plane. Since you haven't tried covering the panel completely why not give it a go?
You don't need an ASI to land, it' just helps. Make him practice stalls and slow flight without being able to see the airspeed indicator so that he actually gets the feel for what a stall is instead of watching a green or white arc.
There is something your student isn't getting, it's your job to find out what that is or pass him off to another instructor. It might not be something you're failing to find, it just might be a personality conflict. I've passed off a few students who went on to find success with other instructors. Remember this is about teaching people to fly, not padding your ego. There is nothing wrong with passing the guy off.