FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR GUIDE Aeroplane - South African Civil ...

extensive research in this area and has designed a recommended schedule of when
reviews should be done. Refer to FIG. I & 2 and the notes below each diagram.
Notes: (1) Statistics are based on an average cross-section of students.
(2) Curve is very steep initially — within two days students will remember less than
70% of what they learned.
(3) At the end of the month without reviews students will only remember
approximately 40% of lesson material.
9. PRIMACY — Present new knowledge or skills correctly the first time. (Teach it right the
first time.)
(a) When students are presented with new knowledge or skills, the first impression received is
almost unshakeable. This means that what you teach must be correct the first time.
Students may forget the details of lessons, but will retain an overall image of the skill or
knowledge for a long time. Frequently you will be required to perform manoeuvres in the
aircraft before a student has had the necessary background training. You must perform
those manoeuvres correctly or the student may imitate any errors you make. For
example, before the exercise on cross-wind landings, you and your student are required to
land in a cross-wind. Any poor example shown at this time would have to be "unlearned"
when the exercise came up in a subsequent lesson.
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