I immediately painted tacky little hearts on the front with nailpolish, so none of the boys would steal it. :P
My kneeboard arrived today from Spruce -- AWESOME!!! Now insteady of having my shit scattered all over the place, now my E6B, POH, Charts and other miscillanea are all in ONE PLACE! Yippee!
I immediately painted tacky little hearts on the front with nailpolish, so none of the boys would steal it. :P
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I had to laugh when one of my mentors, a senior pilot, suggested I take the PSTAR as soon as possible now that ground school was done, before I forget everything! After all, that would assumed that there was anything to forget, lol!
Of course, I have learned a lot, but now that GS is done, it seems I have more questions than answers. Well, the boys in GS recommended the Discovery show Mayday -- I was able to locate it online, and have been watching a few episodes a week.
Although some of the dialogue is (like any "reality" recreation show) a bit unrealistic to those in the know, overall, it is a pretty interesting show, and allows student pilots and professionals alike to consider PDM factors. Interested? Check it out here: http://www.discoverychannel.ca/Showpage.aspx?sid=12966 The runway roll was cumbersome; it took a while for the chunky, white body of the aircraft to achieve rotation speed, and the landing gear didn’t seem to want fold up properly under the body of the plane as the pilot attempted to coax the aircraft into the air.
It was problematic, because he was the final figure in the formation, and his aircraft was quickly falling behind the already perfectly aligned group of smooth, white bodies ahead. But finally, after a few moments of further struggling and manipulation of the wingflaps, full lift-off was achieved. I observed with interest as the aircraft assumed best rate of climb, and eventually the chubby swan caught up with the rest of his wedge*. * "wedge" is the proper name for a group of swans when in flight. The above is an allegory, inspired by my observation of a lone swan on the lake outside my building this morning. All around him, gaggles were taking off, and he was really struggling to get off the water. It was as though someone had not taught him proper take off technique. Kind of cute. Eventually he did manage to take off, and -- after flapping his wings vigourously to achieve speed -- he sailed majestically through the air. Wow! I can't believe it's over!! Ground School -- we MADE it! Click below to see it big and with descriptions!
In reviewing an online resource on Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM), I was intrigued by the following statement: "One critical error that can be made during the decision-making process is incorrectly defining the problem."
Immediately, I thought about Special Education, and how so often as teachers we are eager to "label" students in an effort to help them. Although ADD, ADHD, Gifted, LD, DD, MID and other labels can help us define the instructional needs of the students in our classes, care must be taken to gather enough data to accurately define the particular learning issue(s) a student may have. After all, "incorrectly defining the problem" can, as in aviation, be critical in the education and ultimately in the life of a student. I recall a particular boy in Grade 8 whom I often saw in the office when I was an acting vice principal a few years ago... |
Welcome to Vera's Flight Brain...Here I will attempt -- hopefully not in vain -- to share my connections to previous knowledge. Or I might share a few random thoughts loosely connected to flying, too, as well as any useful resources I may stumble across in my studies.
AuthorVera C. Teschow is a certified teacher and mother of twin boys Alex and Simon. In addition to documenting her flying lessons, she also blogs about babies, teaching and life in general. Categories
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