Nov 26th 2007 11:27 pm Landing is a pivotal moment….
I have 45 hours of dual given now. I have finished instructing one marine, he solo’d, did his solo xc, and is now on his way to Pensacola. I should have my other marine done this week, and my other 2 should be ready for solo by the end of the week.
I have realized that once a week students take much more attention, and catching up. My marines, who have never flown before, by the 4th lesson are extremely proficient in comparison to their experience with the radios and just the basics of flying and landing. I assume this is because they are flying almost everyday, or everyday in a row with good weather. My civilian students who only come in once a week spend at least the first half hour of just getting back into the flow of things, and putting them on the radio is a complete mess.
I have also realized that to a new student, landing almost by themselves is a pivotal moment to them. When they look over and see that I dont have my hands on any of the controls and they have just greased a landing, they start feeling much more confident in how they are coming along. It also makes me much happier because its less work I have to do 
273hr total time.
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