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The Aircraft

The instructor, as Pilot-In-Command, is ultimately responsible for all aspects of the flight. With this in mind, you must be sure that your aircraft is fit to fly and loaded within its limitations. It is also important that you know the flight limitations of the aircraft that you fly. The rough air, stalling, best glide angle, manoeuvring, and never exceed speeds should be second nature to you. Further, you should be able to accurately demonstrate all of the manoeuvres that you are teaching. If the student needs instruction in an area where you may have little experience (i.e. spin training), hand them over to someone with the appropriate skills. Inaccurate demonstrations are little good to the student and may be dangerous to the both of you! While we all learn best by doing, get some instruction yourself on those areas that you have weaknesses.

As instructors it is important for us to pass on to our students both the basic flying and good decision making skills. At the same time, in the interests of safety, it is equally important that we also develop our skills in these areas as well.