Jun 22 2007
Cool students
Lately I’ve been kinda bored with my job. I love flying and teaching is pretty fun, but doing the same kind of teaching in the exact same plane every day gets a bit dull after a while. Thankfully I’ve picked up two new students since I last posted anything and they’re making it more enjoyable.
The first one has the same sense of humor as me, picks things up really quickly, and is a hockey goalie just like I am. It just makes things a little bit more fun when you can joke around in the plane and have a good time. A few days ago his younger brother was visiting Ocean City, MD so we took a cross country out there. We met up with him for dinner and my student picked up the tab. He must know how broke CFIs are all the time. The sad thing is now that he’s graduated from the academy, he’s an officer in the Navy and is probably making much more than I am. Go figure.
The other student I’ve only done 4 lessons with, but she retains about 95% of what I say. We learned in ground school that students can only remember about 30% of what you say, but it is amazing how prepared she is for each lesson. The pre briefs end up much shorter than usual and I only have to (get to?) demonstrate each maneuver once before she absolutely nails it. I keep telling her to admit to me that she’s already a private pilot, but she swears she’s never flown before. I tend to believe her as she’s gotten sick on 2 out of the 4 flights, but since she’s gotten it in the bag both times, all is forgiven.
While I still think I’m going to move on to an airline sooner rather than later, having students like this certainly makes things a little bit more enjoyable in the meantime.