Hi there!
What makes a good instructor (in general, not only in flying) .... I ve learnt a lot about it from my dad as he was a CFI ( I was instructor also, not in flying, but tried my best)
He told me the most important in flying, diving, any extreme sports etc is to have a relationship with your student that he is not afraid to be honest. If the student has a broken heart, sadness, may stress in pivate life, it can affect his/her performance.
Some people can switch off and concentrate of the task.... but mostly if we have some bigger private life problems, it really affects, as it can cause mistakes, more mistakes, fatalities as well.
Know your student, know his/her inward state, and know what you can expect.
Also to know till what time the performance is growing... some people can concentrate for 10minutes in the beginning, some 30, some two hours.
Don't push always the student, let him rest and enjoy flying... after many exercies my instructor also takes over, check his garden from above, shows me some interesting stuff in the city or in the flight area etc
and let me rest and just look around for some minutes. After the tasks.
And.. the instructor needs to be also enough enthusiastic to explain all small details, like to never forget which for him is obvious, for a student is not...
And be patient of course, but consequent and exacting up in the air, but a good friend and a mentor on the ground.
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Originally Posted by LastXdeth
Next semester at my college's Part 141 flight school, I will start flight training for the first time. Even though my priority is to become a great learner and student pilot, I do want to jump a little bit and discover what makes a good CFI.
I've heard many people claiming that young CFIs are often "selfish" and only have intentions of making it to the airlines ASAP, often neglecting the student. I'm not going to lie; I have the same intentions too, but I also want to genuinely care for my future student pilots, providing quality instruction and making a mark in the next generation of professional aviators (not trying to sound corny).
In other words, what should I pay attention to as a student pilot that I can bring with me when I become a CFI? What are things I should emulate from a good CFI?