ANOTHER IN A SERIES ON—
Aviation Safety
Discussions
D. M. Gretzer
for
The Office of Aviation Safety
LO. THE POOR FLIGHT
INSTRUCTOR
The professional flight in
structor is a hard working indi
vidual, unhonored, and whose
praises are unsung. He is re
membered affectionately as “the
guy who soloed me.” He is also
the guy “I got away from" as
fast as possible on account of the
j five dollars an hour it cost me
j to jockey him around.
; Is A Penny Saved
jA Penny Earned?
Aphorisms sound nice, but
1 they are too easy to lean on. A
penny invested is worth more
than a penny in the coffee pot.
A flight instructor is an invest
I merit. The investment pays divi
dends in the form of less costly
flying experience later on.
Student Pilot's Questionnaire
We recently distributed a Stu
dent Pilot's questionnaire for
the use of student pilots and in
structors, to check on some of j
the elements leading to a more i
complete flying knowledge. Two j
hundred and fifty pilots have
voluntarily filled these in for
our study. It appears signifi-j
cant to us that the major defects |
do not lie with the instructors.!
particularly the professional;
ones, anywhere nearly as much
as with the students who will
not allow the instructors suffi-j
cient time to obtain reasonable
benefits.
151 pilots stated their ifistruc-j
tor had not given them any in-1
formation in navigation concern
ing corrections for variation in
order to use the compass correct
ly in Alaska.
10 pilots did not receive in
struction concerning load limits
of the airplane, fuel systems,
placard limits or use of the air
plane flight manual.
131 pilots received no advice
concerning availability of the
Airman Guide and Flight In
formation Manual as assisting
mediums to their flight plan
ning.
108 pilots received no inform
ation concerning air traffic con
trol procedures within control
zones when the visibility is less
than three miles, or the ceiling
less than 1,000 feet.
And lots more, but how much
can an instructor tell a guy in
ten hours?
Phone 37301
CARL J. HUTTON
Alter ney-ai-Law
326 !/2 4th Ave.
Anchorage, Alaska
Room 4 - Pearl Bldg.
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