For anyone practising W&B at home, or wanting to print out their own forms, check out this site.
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Not that I am particularly confident about soloing anytime soon, after Tuesday's crappy lesson, but nevertheless, I thought it might be a good idea to consolidate my knowledge of the taxiways and runways at CYTZ... just in case! Thanks to one of my old (former) Ground School chums for sending me the above doc. Scroll down in the doc to see a full page of the airport, better (clearer and bigger) than the tiny image below!
Further to my comments in the blog post below, and since the issue came up in tonight's GS, here is a photo and description from Tatiana at Island Air (in response to an email I sent her when I first noticed them while flying commercially a few weeks ago)... The 'front flaps' you saw are most likely slats. Their purpose is very similar to that of flaps -- both improve lift as well as increase drag (so they help you slow down and, once you are slowed down, make it safer for you to fly that slowly). The picture below shows the difference in airflow caused by the slats. (The bottom picture shows a 'slot' which basically means an opening in the wing that sits there permanently; i.e., kind of a forever-extended slat). And, from a fellow ground schooler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBBZF_3DLCU
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I confess I do feel mild irritation at teaching some students the same thing over and over again. Sometimes I am working with a group of kids around reading, and the "answer" is right there, so obvious to me, who has been reading for 35 years, and the kid doesn't get it, and it's so hard to hide my boredom and irritation. But I vow today to do a better job for all Look no further! Below are two versions of a script scaffold my instructor made (I just cleaned it up and shrunk it to half page double sided for easy fit onto your kneeboard). The first is black and white, the second is the same, but with the radio headings in colour if you prefer more visual. Both need to be printed double sided and cut in half. If you don't fly at CYTZ, simply change the radio frequencies in the word document before printing.
I know they're not perfect, but it's a nice scaffold if you are just getting started, and feeling a bit nervous about making radio calls. Enjoy!
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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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