bolterking
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Why don't you explain to me the reason those procedures are there.
Yes, it is flight school. Not pre-school. What are you trying to teach a student who will more than likely go on to fly single seat/definitely fly single pilot? Want them to depend on someone else or follow procedures on their own? I would rather teach the student to be a good single pilot and do things on their own and do things right.
If a student overspeeds the gear or the flaps, is that safety of flight? Not really. Nothing a down/SOD and a maint inspection can't fix.
Hot mic in multi seat airplane is safety of flight issue. Eject calls low/slow are very time critical, don't want to be looking for switches. If you think they are of the same vein, then I weep along with A4s.
Flight school is pre-school right? I always thought so going through LOL.
First time students are in jet is BI and they are under the IFR Bag. So how do they know what is outside when raising the gear or have fast hands in cockpit with pitot-static failure? How about learning habits and procedures. IP signed for jet not student so it's his responsibility. As for theory so what just a gear inspection. Maintenance time and work.
Single seat arguement...yes we are training them to be single seat pilots (sorry multi-crew guys...love you all) but still have to build a solid procedure baseline. Why does OCS have you memorize all that useless knowledge crap? Goes to same principle. Attention to detail and procedures. As an IP how do you know what the student is thinking? You don't. Verbalize thoughts over ICS is one way. Need to know the SNA's thought process and SA which is a HUGE part of Intermediate Flight school.
It is a huge safety of flight issue. I can't recall how many times a student raised the flaps on me below flap speed and settled into the weeds. This is the biggest reason these procedures are in place. Ask the IP who leveled off at 40 ft off a low key because student raised the flaps to try to make the run way. Some times too late to react. It's a safety loop and a good one but that is just my opinion.
Yes it's a hassarasement, god I hated it as student, but there are very good reasons why this is done.