Paralyzed by fear
#11
The signature of the CFII only means "Joe Schmoe is qualified to take the checkride on this date." Then an FAA employee or FAA Designated Examiner (a person blessed by the Administrator) signs "Joe Schmoe satisfactorily completed his checkride on this date." After that, it is up to Senior Schmoe to keep himself current.
#12
The signature of the CFII only means "Joe Schmoe is qualified to take the checkride on this date." Then an FAA employee or FAA Designated Examiner (a person blessed by the Administrator) signs "Joe Schmoe satisfactorily completed his checkride on this date." After that, it is up to Senior Schmoe to keep himself current.
It is somewhat unique to some aspects of aviation that there is a "oh he was taught badly" mentality. Reflects a lack of willing to take personal responsibility or make own judgment.
#13
The signature of the CFII only means "Joe Schmoe is qualified to take the checkride on this date." Then an FAA employee or FAA Designated Examiner (a person blessed by the Administrator) signs "Joe Schmoe satisfactorily completed his checkride on this date." After that, it is up to Senior Schmoe to keep himself current.
When does that responsibility end?
Why does it go past the point that the person has his license or rating and then decides to do something of his own choosing (flathatting or attempting an IFR in IMC flight that is a little too challenging right off the bat for a newly minted IR pilot? What control does the instructor, or examiner, have over the person at that point?
#14
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2009
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Within the confines of a school the instructor has more control over access to the aircraft. But what about someone that purchases an aircraft for training and then finds an independent instructor to teach him. I can put conditions for operating in the logbook but I have no actual control over behavior. I had a case where the student was illegally flying solo without an endorsement. Another in which an instrument student was illegally filing and flying IFR in the system while I was conducting instrument training. The first situation was brought to my attention by a CFI friend that witnessed it, the second I suspected and confirmed with ATC. The instructor's liability can only go so far.
#15
Just rambling really, but I have had students go rogue on me before too. This is why I always use tools like hand scanners, parking under a proposed flight plan, Flightaware and calling ATC occasionally to see what a student really did. It is pretty easy to determine how truthful anyone is using various methods and even easier to spot a liar.
The worst thing I have ever had was a student who had already passed his PPL checkride some months prior, but then did a long trip where he managed to bust a presidential TFR in class B airspace and got in a lot of trouble over it. He was a foreigner with mediocre English and I suspected he misunderstood some ATC direction. To investigate his trip, I ended up using various methods to track the flight including some rather neat mathematics to show where he could have been at various times, and ended up finding the actual ATC tape on the LiveATC website. Unfortunately he did what I thought and went right into a TFR despite multiple warnings by controllers.
The worst thing I have ever had was a student who had already passed his PPL checkride some months prior, but then did a long trip where he managed to bust a presidential TFR in class B airspace and got in a lot of trouble over it. He was a foreigner with mediocre English and I suspected he misunderstood some ATC direction. To investigate his trip, I ended up using various methods to track the flight including some rather neat mathematics to show where he could have been at various times, and ended up finding the actual ATC tape on the LiveATC website. Unfortunately he did what I thought and went right into a TFR despite multiple warnings by controllers.
#16
Somewhere in Europe
Joined APC: Jan 2010
Position: A330 FO
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This reminds me of when we were doing our circuits on the A330. I was sat in the jumpseat, and one of my colleagues was sat in the right hand seat doing his training. It was his first ever time at the controls of a heavy aircraft. Part way downwind I saw the captain looking across at him with a concerned expression. I leant across to look at the FO, who had literally gone completely white. He looked like Casper the Friendly Ghost. There were beads of sweat on his forehead and he had completely frozen at the controls. The captain asked him if he was OK, and the FO stayed completely silent, staring forward with eyes as wide as saucers. He couldn't even speak.
Up until that point he had been so confident in the sim, and had great theoretical knowledge, but once at the controls he fell to pieces.
I wonder how often instructors see this type of thing?
Up until that point he had been so confident in the sim, and had great theoretical knowledge, but once at the controls he fell to pieces.
I wonder how often instructors see this type of thing?
#17
Gets Weekends Off
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#18
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#19
There was one like this at KMSN a few years back, maybe even must a year ago or so. Piper cherokee six took off to fly a few patterns at nearby KRYV, came back. Inadvertant IMC, iced up so bad couldnt see out the front window. Full power was only giving 90 ish knots. (Vfr only pilot btw). ASR approach was given by the controllers. And they even said, "you are over the runway just get it on the ground" because anymore ice or fuel usage would have resulted an a surely fatal crash. **** poor decision to go vfr to ryv that day IMHO. It was just hardly MVFR at the departure time with TAF's showing IFR in the near future.
The pilot is lucky to be alive.
Cant find a link to the story though.
The pilot is lucky to be alive.
Cant find a link to the story though.
#20
It wasn't this guy, was it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMYGHGNZ47I
He survived, so I can't help but kind of laugh when I hear the audio. It is completely embarrassing, and he should really go up with somebody else for awhile until he can try to improve reactions under stress. I don't want to be too harsh... but... come on.
And get some IFR training, sheesh.
Have to love those ATC guys, true professionals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMYGHGNZ47I
He survived, so I can't help but kind of laugh when I hear the audio. It is completely embarrassing, and he should really go up with somebody else for awhile until he can try to improve reactions under stress. I don't want to be too harsh... but... come on.
And get some IFR training, sheesh.
Have to love those ATC guys, true professionals.
Wow that was cringeworthy. I can't help but have some concern over this. He lost his cool in a HUGE way and went on later to go for another flight. The FSS controller sure didn't seem to believe his story either.
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