Do NOT Be A CFI Like This...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ม.ค. 2025
- This flight was meticulously planned to be operated as safely as possible. It is my take on a very real problem in the aviation world..... The Bad CFI.
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I had a CFI like this for my first few hours. Made me quit, waited 10 years to do it again. People underestimate the value of being a good teacher
I Waited 2😅
I think this is a real eye-opener to all student pilots and licensed pilots worldwide. I have experienced so many CFI's out there who have not been helpful at all to my learning and who have just been making training rather unpleasant and making flying less enjoyable which is a massive shame. Thanks for this!
No problem! I wanted to highlight that exact problem in a comedic way. For some it hit home, hard!
Anything involving people is either made or broke by people
@@LewDixAviation It sure hit home with me. Had the worst CFI and acted just like this one when I first started flying. His debrief was the same also. I went straight to the flight school manager and that CFI was fired.
@@kimberlywentworth9160 so you ruined some ones life and career prospects. you could have given the cfi your feedback instead of just being a karen. YOU DO REALISE that with out being rich, everyone has to basically go down the cfi route to make any kind of career out of flying. teaching is fucking hard and not easy. people have bad days! so so awesome you just screwed some one over like that. good for you...
@@LewDixAviationthanks for the video. I encountered a CFI like this in my first 60hrs training. He harassed me in front of young childish student.
I never knew I had PTSD from flight training until I saw this
You’re welcome my friend!
Watching this hurts. I have a couple friends who've described their CFI's teaching style as not very far off from this. Makes me so thankful to this day for my CFI and the patience he had with me. He was calm and reassuring when things didn't go well and that alone means so much in terms of confidence building.
This hits hard, my first instructor was exactly like this. I pushed through and changed instructors mid PPL.
Sorry to hear you had a scumbag like this as a CFI. Glad you swapped.
You are exactly who I want to be as a CFI. I’ve had a couple similar to the one depicted here, and if I can help at least one student avoid that, it will be a glorious day!
Sadly, I had this experience with a CFI early in my training. My regular CFI was out with Covid, and the substitute...-well- was similar to this in many ways. My former flight school viewed go-arounds as a failure in general, and I still sometimes feel that sense of failure when I don't nail all the aspects of an approach and come in too high or too low and have to go around. Thanks for bringing this to the attention of aviation enthusiasts.
A go around is not a failure. They are good to do. You need to practice them also. There are some terrible CFI's out there.
PS, Like when you have strong cross winds and you hit some sort of wind that makes your approach unstable. Even the best pilots do go- arounds. It's part of flying.I would rather practice in strong winds and get the experience.
What the freak? Go-arounds saved lives. Even if you're an elite among CFIs, you will still go-around if the situation calls for it. In our country's checkrides, the students will instantly fail if they insisted on landing with bad approach instead of going around even if they passed all the other maneuvers as standard. Why? The reason is simple; not going around during bad approaches is a dangerous attitude. The other students who get 2 or 3 standard deviation marks from pilot examiners who chose to go around due to bad approach and landed the plane safely will get a pass. Pilot examiners here don't just examine the students' knowledge and ability to perform maneuvers, they also examine the students' attitude and decision makings, they want to see that the students are safe pilots before passing them in their checkrides.
Always entertaining Lew. You've both done a great job illustrating the importance of good people skills and teaching method.
Thanks man!
Had a flight instuctor like this when doing my CPL. Was a narky old git who went on like he was god-bear in mind he flew around where he lived so he thought he was Maverick. Like this video when it came to lessons i would massively under perform. Told me I would unlikely make it with the airlines and that i would likely need an additional 10-15 hrs to get past my CPL. Went to a new school and finished on minimum hours. Now 737/320 rated and soon to be 787 rated. There’s no excuse for a bad CFI. How much id love to bump into that guy today!!!! Great video and completely relate to it!!!!!
Congratulations sir. That is incredible. People can think they are right about someone's potential and then it becomes that person's job to prove themselves, unfortunately.
I remember when one of the worst CFIs in my former flight school degraded a student by saying that he will never be an airline pilot. The one time, that CFI applied for an airline job only to discover that the same student pilot whom he told those horrible words is already an airline pilot there. They met inside that airline company's compound, his former student reminded him of the moment he was berated by that CFI and then shouted, "Security! Get him out of here!"
Halfway through my CFI training and let me tell you something, I’ve realized how essential FOI is to teaching. Yeah I may know a lot but teaching it is pretty much a new animal. I enjoy teaching so far, so maybe I’ll do good when I get my first student!
100% agree. FOI’s make an instructor. You can know everything but if you don’t know your FOI’s, you’re going to be a terrible instructor
You will be amazed how much you learn in the first 200 hours of teaching. I thought I knew a lot when I was getting my CFI, but after 1000 hours, I’m amazed how little I actually knew.
Not that you’re wrong, but maybe become a CFI first, then share your experiences.
That is such a well put together peice of content.Perfectly edited ,entertaining with a meaning..It's right up there with your best..Well done Lewdix..
Thank you so much man. I’m proud of pieces like this. I’m glad you appreciate it from all angles!
I have a CFI like this for my Multi-Engine rating, it is an absolute nightmare flying with these kinds of people. The worst part is he has a nice side to him, but his teaching side is just terrible.
They never give you chance to actually process and learn, as soon as they spot you making a mistake, they have to go on this rant phase, I'm not sure how that's supposed to make you better. In all cases, it makes me leave the plane feeling deflated and makes me question my career choice.
Did you pass the check ride with him? Or with a different MEI??
This hit hard, I've had a handful of CFIs and most of them were like this. Haven't been back in 18 months sadly.
Yes, When I had my first bad CFI like the one in this video, I would get nervous getting into the airplane. It was not the flying that made me nervous, it was the CFI that made me nervous.
@@kimberlywentworth9160 Yes it eats into your task saturation which is already low for a new student. It's a real waste of resources because the student would otherwise keep flying and paying so bad CFIs are actually a bigger cost to a flight school in opportunity loss if they stop or go elsewhere.
Great video Lewis and Otto. After a few minutes I thought he's not acting now, but it sure was. At one moment I thought you ware about to jump out of the plane after another go-around, but you showed us how these "How not to be..." videos should be made, Great work and love your channel. Greetings from The Netherlands
Watching this... I really felt like you needed a hug. I mean I connected with this video. I wish my school showed this to all their CFI's.
As an older pilot still going through my IFR then on to other ratings I’d have no issue firing my CFI and moving on, my fear is younger pilots starting out would just stop if this happened to them. I live in a smaller area and still have 5-10 CFII’s to chose from, Never settle on your CFI you always have options to continue your training.
Thanks for the comment. As a young pilot, I’ll move on
Another awesome video Lewis! This actually brought back some memories of CFI's I've had like Otto portrayed -- scary stuff indeed. As I'm working toward my CFI, videos like this are such a useful reminder of what not to do. Keep up the good work!
Thanks mate!
I was one of the blessed ones. My primary CFI when I was going for my PPL was not only super patient, but he was also very supportive. I, personally, have never flown with someone whom I would consider a bad CFI; sometimes they were a little more direct with instructions, but never rude or demeaning. I did fly with one instructor that did not like how slowly I was taxing across a runway; she was pretty forceful, but I'll tell you I will always remember her advice when crossing runways. One other instructor commented (loudly) about my airspeed as I was turning crosswind and while he expressed concern (I was losing airspeed) he was not rude about it. Again, I still recall that guys advice every time I turn in the pattern. That said, a friend of mine who I was in flight school had to ask for a different instructor because his was pretty demeaning. One time John bounced a landing, and his instructor told him that was his best one yet, then laughed. That was the final straw.
Awww my heart hurt. My very first CFI liked yelling. I fired him after the first flight. I’m not paying to be yelled at. I am now a brand new CFI. Excited to share my passion of flying with others. ❤
This is a very good Video in that as a CFI, I have had instructors in each license and ratings that have done the same as depicted here. Thank God they were few and far between.
Most of my instructors were great teachers both in and out of the cockpit. The problem is the bad CFIs have caused so many to walk away NEVER to return. (I was almost one on my private). Thank you for bringing this problem back to all our minds.
I literally just experienced this in real life a week ago during a check ride. I seriously wanted to fight the instructor after the flight for how he acted and spoke to me. Love the video, I hope it changes these bad ones!
I just ended up here after flying with a different CFI for my night rating. I'm having quite a deja vu right now. I will not fly with that particular CFI again and instead fly with the guy who trained me to get my PPL. He was patient, enjoying his work, respectful, helpful and did not take offense when I challenged his teachings. Obviously, almost all of the time he was right, so he would just explain things in more detail so they made more sense to me. Regardless of right or wrong, he encouraged me to speak up if something didn't seem right instead of thinking I'm a lowlife that is not allowed to speak up.
Thanks so much for the video, it really struck a chord.
So many CFIs these days are just trying to get there hours and get out. Makes for some unpleasant training flights in my experience
Well done!! My first CFI was a new instructor and I probably should have left after flying with him for 25-hours. I paid a lot for his learning! I wonder if there's also an element of the CFI wanting to get his hours build up so they hold you up on your progress. I'm now preparing for my check ride.
Ive been a CFI for 2 months, and honestly its so fun, and i would never treat students like this. The one that gets me is taking over the controls after a tiny mistake. They will never learn if you do this, if i notice mistakes are being made, i start talking them through whats happening, and talk them through their mistakes, and if i feel like not taking over will risk our safety, thats when i take over. But i think a lot of CFIs also forget, that our students are paying a lot of money and are our clients, they are entitled to good instruction and a good experienc, just yelling at them and making them feel bad is pointless.
Dead on sir! I remember sitting in the cockpit thinking " if this is what piloting is, i cannot do it".
That’s the problem I tried to highlight. Should never be that way.
“We are turning left though”, Gold, Lewdix…that was gold !
Finally, someone caught it! hahaha
@@LewDixAviation dude, i cant be the only one who got that ! 🤣
Seriously though, another well done parody with an issue in aviation. And Otto fit the bill perfectly. Well done boys !
Holy crap, I’m biting my nails, twisting my hair, showing all of the “abnormal reactions to stress.”
I’ve never seen this, but I’m fairly confident I know somebody going through this. Not sure how their instructor passed the FOIs.
Boy am I glad I was lucky enough to find a good CFI with a lot of experience who I get along with really well!
Just ditched my most recent instructor after he spoke to me this way. Absolutely unacceptable and this video makes me feel better about my decision!
You made a great decision!
VG Video. Been there for 1 lesson, then got a CFI who was absolutely spot on. The got my PPL in the minimum hours. 🇬🇧
I like how this is so conveniently timed. Just took a verbal beating from my instructor today. Felt like everything I did was wrong. Told me he was gonna "hold me to a higher standard" after my phase check. I have been showing professional courtesy to him and avoid confrontations in the air and on the ground. Today was my breaking point. I'm not going to be flawless at a maneuver after 2 flights. He is making me hate flying, even though I am falling in love with flying so much..😔
Your instructor sounds like a tool. Time to change!
As a CFI, you should drop him. There’s no place for a verbal beating in flight training even if your performance wasn’t on par! Don’t let somebody else make you stumble!
@@Julian-gv1fb Yeah man, I already did. He didn't yell at me, but everything I did followed with a robotic "No." At one point, he yanked the controls away from me when I got a little too far on crosswind. His life was not in danger. I wanted to pull power back when we were abeam numbers, no tower orders to extend downwind. He said "No". Then we did the same exact thing on the next pattern: pull power back on his "demonstration". Felt like he wanted me to fail or destroy my confidence. I cancelled all flights this week. Waste of time and money.
During my glider training I had a similar experience. The CFI-G was no where near this bad, he was just a really old-school kind of CFI. At one point, after being pecked to death with pretty aggressive nit-picking, I couldn't even answer a simple question of why I was doing something, my response was just "I don't know, I am really flustered and just let me get us down on the ground so we can talk about it". That night I debated whether I was cut out for flying. But after that flight we actually started getting along pretty well. Eventually we even flew together quite a bit after I got my PPL-G. Maybe that was a test to either to see where my saturation limit was or whether I could ever be a real PIC.
Yep, my first CFI was like this. This video really hit it home with me. It was so toxic in the airplane. I loved how the CFI took over the controls due to one little mistake. Great acting.
Lots of instructors like that, i have experienced in my training and finally have switched but it’s a shame that they treat ppl like this. I know its a skit and not actual but their are instructors that make the cockpit of an aircraft the most stressful place and good ones that instill confidence in the student ability and instruct in a way that’s good for learning. I believe that there is a way to teach to a standard and still have fun and make training an enjoyable experience.
A good lesson for anyone thinking about flying. If you have a CFI like this guy remember you are in control. Fire him immediately and get a new one. It's all about building confidence and growing so you can be safe and competent. No place for a DH.
No place whatsoever
Thanks for this. I hope it helps someone see themselves and makes a difference.
A really well put together video. Editing and camera angles, excellent!
Also great creative content!
Thank you!
You guys sold it so well I forgot it was comedy. 😂Great video
😂 that’s brilliant. Glad we could entertain you!
“Not completely incompetent”. Ohhhh boy….geez. I luv the disconnected look as the CFI berates you. I luv go arounds!
I used to say left final just to piss my CFI off for my amusement
During my early time as a student, we had instructors (both ground and flight) who are far worse than this. Some just teach us once and shout or even humiliate and/or cuss at us after a mistake. Some even made students do pushups because according to them, the school is like a military, but they're just wannabe military instructors. Now, there are few instructors who act like that in that same school, and these wannabe military instructors, both former and current, complain that students nowadays complain about the "brutality", and claim that they should just deal with the harsh reality of life.
My last cfi told me “I’m not sure why you’re still struggling with landings”… like wtf
This was me 20 plus years ago, be it comical, CFIs like this do exist. The sad reality is there only in it for the time on your dime, especially part 141 school. This video gave me flashbacks of anxiety while learning to fly, and it shouldn’t be like this, flying suppose to be fun. All these pilot farms do is think about profit at cost of learners time, money and mental stability.
“Pilot farm” is the best way to put it. They aren’t viewed as humans, rather dollar signs. It’s a shame. I like bringing awareness and letting people know they can change it.
Reminds me of the first CFI I had at ATP flight school. I know this a reenactment of a typical horrible instructor but this is spot on.
I wrote the character based on experience and horror stories. It’s a tragic comedy. Tragic because it’s an exaggerated and sometimes not so exaggerated truth. Sorry you had an instructor like this!
@@LewDixAviation that CFI checkride was difficult but you can pass if you’re prepared.
This was the email from the most anal examiner.
Attached find an application for your CFI Initial checkride. Please fill and have available for the beginning of our appointment. Pay special attention to the required endorsements that must appear in your logbook. I recommend that your instructor use Advisory Circular AC61-65H Appendix 1 for the required endorsements rather than those that may be preprinted in a logbook.
Your teaching techniques and procedures should closely follow those described in the Aviation Instructor’s Handbook. Be prepared to teach ANY of the tasks outlined in the CFI PTS, but as an assignment you may expect, plan to instruct on the following:
Ground: Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism, The Teaching Process, Runway Incursion, Logbooks and Endorsements, Aeromedical Factors, Weather Information, Steep Turns. Pace your time to present the above in about 5-6 hours with short breaks as needed.
Flight: Assume that adequate ground instruction was accomplished previously. Traffic Patterns, Before Takeoff Check, Straight and climbing turns, Steep turns, Lazy Eights, Slow Flight, Power off Stall, Accelerated Stall, Recovery from Unusual Attitudes, Eights on Pylons, S-Turns across a road, Emergency Descent/Landing, System malfunctions, Short field takeoff, Normal takeoff, Short field Landing, Poweroff 180, Postflight procedure.
We will certainly add/change some instructional tasks as we plan the day.
I have us scheduled for 0700 hrs on Thursday, June 15, at Thrust Flight, KADS. Please arrange access to the flight school at that early hour.
I had to get re examined by another examiner that was fair and more reasonable.
I had this kind of instructor for my first 4 flights, after each lesson he ask me ( want to quit ? ) he dont follow flight lessons order ( i study lesson 1 and he go to lesson 5 ) he for the introductory flight charge 2 hours of ground school, and no flight that day, second flight was ground reference ( when i never before was in the controls ) to reduce this after 1.6 hours of flight training on 4 flights, i pay him a total of 1560 usd, he charge ground instruction, flight instruction, after the first 2 flights ( 2 hours on the schedule ) i told him about more time in the airplane to feel the aircraft ,and he agree, the last 2 flights ,from 3 hours each,in reality was 49 minutes, but he charge her 2.5 hours of ground training, recently a friend went to the same school for a discovery flight, the only availiable instructor was him, and he did the same, plus an introductory speech about why some one want to learn to control an airplane, my friend pay 380 usd for a 1 hour introductory flight, this instructor just try to maximize her income.
This is an incredible video, thanks! I'm planning to start training this summer (if everything works out), and I've watched many videos of all the things that are challenging or can go wrong and none of that has turned me off, but I don't mind admitting that after watching this, getting a bad CFI is a concern. The take-away, I assume, is that you need to be prepared to change CFIs if necessary, but I've also been hearing that they are increasingly in short supply, which could make that a challenge, depending on the location.
This was EXACTLY how my first CFI was, no exaggeration.
Great video dude!
Thanks!
Looking back my PPL went mainly like this 🙂
"You literally can't land!" Stop talking about me!
I feel very lucky to have not any CFI like this during my training. I did got many CFI's that were very demanding and always wanted perfection, but yet they were very good teachers
I had a motorcycle instructor like this. He once let me ride around for 10 min without instruction and then asked me if I was now ready to listen to him. He had told me to do something and I had simply missed it. Then he said that I was wasting his time and so he decided to waste mine. But I guess he confused me with his normal young students. I told him 'This is my hobby. I don't have to do this. This is your job. Do your job.' Never had a problem with him again after that.
imagine getting one of these types IN ATP FLIGHT SCHOOL. DURING IFR TRAINING. Yeah. I bombed out of ATP and got my CPL at a flight club. CFI initial checkride in a month now. I have a vendetta against all the rot in GA. It starts with the CFIs but unfortunately it doesn't end there. Love your videos
OMG, not even 5 minutes in and LMAO! Lewis, you and Otto are just hilarious together! You are giving me ideas on how to be a bad student for my CFI candidate...HILARIOUS!
😂 thanks man! Huge praise!
Good job guys, missed "welcome to the sky" in this one. Will there be a outtakes video? Keep up the good work!
I tried to say it but got shouted at 🤦🏼♂️
How ironic to come across this today……changed instructors a day ago because of THESE EXACT SAME ISSUES! Top it all off my previous instructor is 20 years old, screaming like a child in the AC.
I’m glad you got away from that waste of space
Couldn't make it through this video. I would have changed instructors before the end of the lesson. Although Lew, you'll get a kick out of this one. On Mothers Day I took my wife out to the airport to watch me fly. We had a 15 knot right crosswind and my CFI wanted me to do a No Flap Landing in preparation for my solo. The first one, I landed it, but was off centerline. The second and third, I couldn't get lined up so I went around. So my CFI took the controls from me and struggled as well. When we finally called the lesson due to winds and made our last landing a Full Stop, he told my wife after I got out of the airplane that he didn't realize how stiff that wind was and that I handled the crosswind better than he did. I got my instructors attention that I was progressing and I hope to solo very soon.
Only had one bad CFI, my first one, he was texting while I was doing steep turns on our third flight. Never did let me take off but would hand over control at 1000 ft. Walked into the flight school after that lesson and told them he was fired and I'd need a different instructor.
You were absolutely right to do so!
I wanted to fight Otto on your behalf by the end 😂 There is so much more to teaching than being able to do the skill, and this was a good illustrator that the CFI has to be able to both fly AND teach. Great video!
Reminds me of my 2nd instructor. Straight out of the airforce…. I didn’t fly with him long
Otto is a fantastic actor. You guys go so well together.
Thank you! He’s great at acting like a d*ck. He must practice daily.
Had a CFI like this, definitely gave me some bad habits going into my checkride. It's take a few years but I'm back to my own flying again. If I didn't do it fast enough for his taste he'd do it for me.
You just accidentally demonstrated how I felt going into instrument training after flying solo for 20 years.
Lewdix thanks for youre great content and thanks for being an amazing CFI! Don’t ever retire lol
Haha thank you. I’m going nowhere!
My instructor was actually like him but I did my EASA PPL in 48:40
The worst thing is to make the student nervous
This Video should be shown to every new CFI at all flight schools as part of their training. Perhaps you should market this to the FAA. There is a real issue with many bad CFI's
I've flown with several CFIs over the past 6 years. I have NO doubt of their knowledge. They had gotten their CFI ticket. I've noticed many CFIs need more training on when to share what they know. Several have given me very little feedback. I've flown with a tailwheel instructor today who gave me the chapters to read in the handbook and articles to help better understand what needs fixed. He wins my "most helpful CFI I've ever had" award.
I just realized my instructor is the author of the articles he recommended. A gold seal instructor and three time master cfi. That explains a lot
Tailwheel CFIs are a different breed, for sure. Mine could hear a difference of engine RPM so slight that it was half a needle's width on the tach.
Ooh, a new nightmare CFI? Yes, please!
I’ve been incredibly lucky, man. I’ve clicked well with two out of the three CFIs I’ve had over the years. The other wasn’t terrible at all…he was just a bit terse, impatient and sliiiightly overbearing. Honestly, it’s not a bad thing, in the least, for a CFI to demand high level performance. That should be the main focus, of course. To me, the key is getting high level performance out of a student in a way that makes him feel as comfortable as possible (depending on the situation and severity of the deficiency). If I’m a danger, you have to let me know in no uncertain terms. But if my back-pressure isn’t exactly perfect on the second steep turn I’ve performed in my entire life, that’s no reason to get annoyed (something I encountered in my travels). Hell, I teach guitar and it takes most people five years to become a *mediocre* guitarist so I understand these things. But if you work with people and they’re paying you for a service, you have to “play the game” at least a little bit. If they’re here because they want to be here, make them want to come back…that’s all. It’s not IMC-down-to-minimums science…
My CFI is awesome. He doesn't bitch at me, he doesn't yell at me, he doesn't get frustrated. He lets me make mistakes as long as I'm safe, and most of the time, I catch them before he says anything. I think it's a real confidence booster to be able to catch your own mistakes. And I am a grown man, so if I do make a mistake I don't catch, all he has to do is tell me. Sometimes I get overwhelmed, especially with radio calls, lots of airplanes, and crosswind landings, and if I ask for help with the radios, or anything, even making sure my speeds are right for 100th time, I don't have worry about getting ridiculed about it. Harping on it, whining, complaining, ridiculing, does nothing to help me learn because it's hard to learn when you're wanting to punch the guy in the right seat! After the flight we do a debriefing and discuss everything I did, right and wrong. And if I make a joke about something I did wrong, he realizes it's not because I don't take it seriously; making a point of it like that helps me remember my mistake. Right now I'm almost ready to solo, and when I do I'll be confident because I was never afraid to ask a question or to ask for extra help with a procedure. To teach someone anything, you need to learn how they learn and adjust your teaching to them. If your CFI is making you feel like a failure, you need to find another one. It's that simple! I hope any students stuck in a situation like you portrayed see this and realize that it's not supposed to be this way. There ARE good CFI's out there! I mean they can just watch some of your other videos to see that!
6:54 I love this man.
Very accurate! I def experienced this with one cfi
Ahh always look forward to an Otto colab!
Keep em coming!
He’s always welcome here
If a CFI is being tough on his/her student because they genuinely want them to grow and succeed, that’s one thing. They should have a heart of a teacher/mentor. I’ve fired CFI’s since getting my instrument rating. If I see them purposely doing something risky and unnecessary or blatantly encouraging me to break a reg, that’s a one strike your out. I used to just “go with the flow”. Aviation is too expensive and unforgiving to not demand the best from your CFI’s. Btw, excellent video for new students and pilots working on their CFI!
Heck I had to go to a completely different school because of bad CFI’s. I fly this Saturday and I’m excited
This is so common it doesn't seem like acting. You should do another one with a CFI who just doesn't care at all, that is probably even more common.
I have a character like that. He’s called Shane: th-cam.com/video/b3QM91IGvpY/w-d-xo.html
Brilliant watch…. Now go and stuff Barnsley on Friday 😊
"What have we achieved today?"
" ..... go-arounds"
🤣
PURE GOLD!!!
Oh this takes me back to flight training.
I had a bad CIF - you just TRIGGARD NIGHTMARES! Had NO idea how to teach and it was obvious he did not want to teach. He was just putting in his time. -- Anyway, I fired him and got a nice old guy who was also a high school science teacher. The "new teacher is now a good friend of mine."
Looking to start my training here soon and if I come across a cfi like this we wouldn’t have even left the ground before I left
I fly in this area out of KORL and practice within that Apopka traffic, It’d be nice to hear you over the radio transmissions 😂
I’m out there regularly. You’ll hear me!
Great acting and I have a check-ride coming. I hope I do not get a DPE like the BAD CFI.
If the result is that an experienced pilot can get thrown off like this for this kind of behavior I can only imagine what it would be like for someone that doesn't know what they're doing. They'd never get in a cockpit again
I would stop right there and say “sir, this is not going to work. For both of our safety, this lesson is over.” Not worth dying over someone’s impatience and ego.
Funny and spot on! Great job!
Thanks man!
This was actually quite hard to watch, I know it was scripted, but I could see this type of FI being a real thing. I've been lucky and had some amazing instructors over the years and now I try and emulate them. Flying training has to be a mentoring and nurturing experience. Have fun, laugh and we will learn so much more, mistakes are only natural.
Worn out CFI: So here's the other side of the rainbow. Hey Kids!. As a 25+ year CFI. I have finally had enough. Don't get me wrong. I truly love to fly and am damn good at teaching how to actually fly an airplane. My time as an instructor speaks for itself. I am just worn out from having to teach an aspiring pilot all about physiological BS.... about inner ears, vestibular systems, etc, and all that seemingly boring non flying subject matter. I never minded reading about it, but spending my time teaching it has just gotten the best of me. I don't find it interesting.... as a matter of fact I find it too painful to even teach one more student about the subject matter. I will just fly on my own from now on. The days of teaching this mundane subject matter is over for me. I just can't get myself to teach mundane crap anymore, and sadly I have to if I want to keep teaching people how to fly..... All the best to all of you "flicker vertigo" and "empty field myopia" troopers are out there. I'm passing the torch to you. Have fun teaching it (or not). Check out page 1-43 of the Jeppesen Instrument Commercial Textbook. It may make you want to commit yourself. Njoy your gelatinous substances with your utricle and saccule. Be careful of your otoliths too. Remember.... Knowing how to recite these terms is much more important than making a a good no-go decision when shooting an IAP. (sarcasm) . If I wrote the book, I'd just say "TRUST AND VERIFY YOUR DANG INSTRUMENTS, and IGNORE ALL THOSE SENSORY TRICKS THAT YOUR BODY PLAYS ON YOU. Enough already. I never wanted to be a doctor. Have fun kids!
What a nightmare. Anyone would give up in that environment. ALL CFIs should see this to see how attitude affects performance...no pun intended.
😂love the skipping most of the checklist for no reason. I’ve definitely had a student do that to me😂
😂 Glad you caught it. It happens a lot!
I've said "left final" before too and then my CFI and me just laughed.
😂
in indonesia CFI its common to punch their student in flight when they make mistakes
My DPE on my CFI checkride was just like this 😂
Damn you had me feeling bad for you Lewis. Even though I knew it was planned.
Job done 😂
Hey @lewdix did you consult my instructor at L3 to make this video? I felt like I was in a fever dream listening to this
😂 no consultation made.. just all from experience 🤷🏼♂️
this is a case of :
" sorry officer , i had to punch him in his face and grab his wallet to get my refund back" !
I sure hope I do not get a DPE like him.
Been doing some Bahamas flying ? “ATRrreerrr Cessna left base” 🤣
OMG, that is me right now in the left seat