There are many challenges to teaching someone to fly and that includes times when you must say no your student. There are a myriad of reasons why - it can concern your readiness or your student's readiness - but it always concerns safety. If you haven't had this experience yet, you will.
This must attend NAFI MentorLIVE broadcast, presented by Gary D Reeves, ATP, from PilotSafety.org, will be an open discussion of real life situations, student and CFI reactions, lessons learned and ideas on how ways to approach this delicate situation.
This month's MentorLIVE is sponsored by PilotSafety.org
PilotSafety.org was founded in 2012 by ATP, Master Instructor, Gary Reeves to reduce general aviation accident by offering free and low-cost educational programs on a national basis.
Gary has been joined by two other Master Instructors, John Mahany and Mike Jesch, who also volunteer to teach safety programs. Other volunteers include FAA staff, ATC, Aviation Attorney, Senior Medical Examiner and others who volunteer to answer questions.
With over 15,000 pilots who have joined our free pilot group, PilotSafety.org is on its way to making a difference and saving lives.
Gary D. Reeves, is an ATP, MCFI, CFII, MEI with over 7,500 hours. In the last two years, he's taught in over 30 states and is one of the most popular national public speakers on aviation safety. Gary's driving goal is to reduce general aviation accidents through free FAA Safety Classes, video training, and articles.
He is Chief Safety Officer and owner of www.PilotSafety.org and Chief Flight Instructor and owner of Master Flight Training. To learn more about Gary please visit www.PilotSafety.org
Robert "Bob" Meder completed his initial flight training in 1995 and earned his CFI in 2006. He went on to add single-engine and multi-engine instrument certificates. Recently he retired from a 40+ year career at a major railroad as the Director of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). While in this position, he worked directly with the FAA on regulatory issues for Drones and critical infrastructure companies. During this time, he continued to instruct.
Bob has over 6,000 hours of dual instruction and enjoys training new flight instructors, challenging them to recognize the distinction between skill and critical thinking. He emphasizes that superior risk management, not just skill, is the key to safe flight training. He is a FAASTeam Lead Rep at the St Louis FSDO and was honored as the district and regional flight instructor of the year in 2009 and 2010. After nearly ten years as chair, Bob currently serves as Chair Emeritus on the NAFI board of directors.
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