FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR GUIDE Aeroplane - South African Civil ...

(iii) When in the air, give a demonstration, but also include important parts of the
explanation. Usually asking students questions about what you are doing or should
do, will give them an opportunity to prove they know the procedure, although they
have not yet flown it.
(iv) After completing the forced landing approach, while climbing for altitude, clear up
any misunderstandings the students may have and ask questions.
(v) The demonstration and explanation portion of the demonstration-performance
method is now complete and you should proceed to the next part, which is the
student performance and instructor supervision.
3. STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND INSTRUCTOR SUPERVISION
(a) Student performance and instructor supervision are always carried out concurrently during
the initial stages of training. A student should not be allowed to make a major error at this
time. Your supervision must be close enough to detect the start of an error and you must
correct the student at that point.
(b) The student should be allowed to perform the task in small segments with you providing
close supervision of each segment.
(c) Referring to our example of the forced landing consider the following suggestion of how to
divide the task into segments:
(i) On student's first attempt:
(a) You the instructor;
(1) select the field, making sure that it is within easy gliding range;
(2) perform all in-flight checks including engine clearing and look-out.
(b) The student flies the aircraft and concentrates on making the field.
(c) If the student makes a major error, you take control and place aircraft in the
correct position, then give the student control and continue the approach. (Try
to ensure that the student makes the field on the first attempt even if you have
to help all the way through.)
(ii) On subsequent attempts, depending on the degree of success of the previous
attempt, add more items for the student to carry out.
(iii) Continue the process until you feel the student can fly the complete manoeuvre
alone. You have now completed the student performance and instructor supervision
portion of this method and you should now proceed to the evaluation.
4. EVALUATION
(a) The evaluation portion of the demonstration-performance method is where students get an
opportunity to prove that they can do the manoeuvre without assistance.
(b) For the simulated forced landing you should tell students that you will be simulating an
engine failure and that they are to carry out the entire procedure including all checks and
look-out.
(c) While the student is performing this manoeuvre you must refrain from making any
comments. Offer no assistance whatsoever, not even grunts or head nods. You must,
however, observe the entire manoeuvre very carefully, so that you can analyze any errors
that the student may make and de-brief accordingly.
NOTE: You would interrupt the student's performance, of course, if safety became a
factor (clearing engine is one factor, look-out another, there may be many more).
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