Teaching from the right seat

After the initial flight instructor certificate CFII - instrument airplane - we continue to the additional and most important instructor rating - the airplane single engine - or in other words, the CFI.

Now I'm flying the PA-28R, Piper Arrow, a complex old aircraft.
Very maneuverable and nice to fly, we are working now in this airplane on teaching take-offs and landings, power-off 180s, chandelles, lazy eights, steep spirals, stalls, emergencies and so on. It's not as simple as just flying it, you now have to explain what you are doing every step, and detect errors, analyze them and suggest corrections. Exciting though, you feel finally the end of the training is close now, and you can start seeing the light in the end of the tunnel, the first aviation job knocking on the door.

Pretty short, 10 days of ground and flight training, we now wait for the FAA checkride, hopefully the last paid training flight! Once it's done, we'll look for a job and start to slowly get back our investment, and get some experience in the crazy flight environment of central florida.

have a great weekend!