CFIcast #008 - CFIs On Flight Reviews, Check Rides, And IPCs - CFIs On Pilot Examiners - Aviation Podcast

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CFIcast #008 - CFIs on Flight reviews, check rides, and IPCs - CFIs on Pilot Examiners - Aviation Podcast - 2007.07.19

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CFIcast #008 - CFIs on Flight reviews, check rides, and IPCs - CFIs on Pilot Examiners - Certified Flight Instructor Aviation Podcast - 2007.07.19 Enjoy listening and learning as you eavesdrop on the Hangar Flying conversation with Certified Flight Instructors!

The CFIcast #8 CFI panel:

Your host: Rick Durden, CFI, Aviation lawyer and author of "The Pilot's Lounge" column on AvWeb.com and articles for AOPA Pilot and Aviation Safety, from Grand Rapids, Michigan
Tony Condon, CFI, student and glider pilot & instructor from Ames, Iowa
Ron Levy, CFI, a Professional Instrument Courses - P.I.C 10 day course instructor from Maryland
Dr. Judy Parrish-Jones, Ph.D., CFI professor of Geological Sciences and former Dean of Sciences at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho

Topics discussed by CFIcast Certified Flight Instructor panel:

CFIs on what to expect on a flight review
FAA Advisory Circular 61.98A
How CFIs evaluate a pilot
Make the review match the kind of flying the pilot does
Evaluate the pilot's knowledge of new issues on regulations like stadium TFRs
Ask the pilot what they would like to review
How long does a flight review take?
Do a pre-review interview
Common problem areas that should be covered

Maintaining control on landing
Landings and takeoffs on short, narrow, and/or grass fields
Using too much runway
Even flying straight and level

How many flight reviews end in one session?
How do pilots evaluate their own competence?
Pilots who try to intimidate the CFI

The instrument Practical Test Standards
Ron: The flight review is a training event. The IPC is a check ride.
Tony: Crank up the stress on the IPC
Rick: The FAA regulations are only the minimum standards. Should we have tougher standards?
FAA FAR 61.57 on the Instrument Proficiency Check

CFIs get to know the DPEs
Does the CFI talk to DPE before the checkride?
Pick a DPE that is nearby?
Should the CFI brief the student on what the DPE asks?
CFIs sharing DPE evaluations
DPEs who don't do checkrides "by the book"
The CFI keeping tabs on the applicant's practical test
"Maverick" DPEs -Are there active DPEs who should be disciplined?
Should the CFI be concerned if the DPE doesn't seem to cover everything?

Recorded Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 01:02:13 - 28.5MB

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