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  1. Paul Hamilton CFI

    Suggest "Light Sport Aircraft and Sport Pilot" new topic/category

    Please understand I am trying to make a constructive suggestion so please consider this. I feel it would make a significant improvement to this forum. I see you have "Home Builders and Sport Pilot". These are unrelated. Most Sport Pilots are not home builders and most home builders are not...
  2. Paul Hamilton CFI

    CFI in Reno Recommendations?

    Can get you going if you want to come down to Carson CXP. See www.SportAviationCenter.com or call me 775 772 8232. My other instructor Matt Bowers CFII can also work with you. I know Great Basin in Reno is reliable have worked with them.
  3. Paul Hamilton CFI

    CFI lesson plans for purchase

    Start with a commercially available syllabus and modify it to your liking. That is what I did and now I have my own published book that others buy and use. Most commercial syllabus go in a logical order where the PTS/ACS are the tasks NOT in logical order. Key words "logical order".
  4. Paul Hamilton CFI

    The most difficult thing I have to do when providing flight instruction....

    Use the building block approach, start simple and slowly add tasks as they are learned. A training syllabus is the key to work through an organized progression. Everyone knows where you are and where you are going. Back to the basics.
  5. Paul Hamilton CFI

    So Close...

    I am a DPE and do Sport Pilot Checkrides. Biggest problem I see with most applicants is Checkrideitus: being so nervous you fail to perform or can not get the info out. If you know the material have fun. If you do not know the material learn it before you take a checkride. It is up to your CFIO...
  6. Paul Hamilton CFI

    Searching for new or creative opportunities to jumpstart career

    Go for the Sport Pilot Instructor and start teaching in Light Sport Aircraft. Only 150 hours see 61.411. You are probably qualified already. Get it as a jump start. I am super busy here.
  7. Paul Hamilton CFI

    Light Sport cost of ownership 2020

    All else aside with the Rotax fuel injected 912iS engine I am running two aircraft only averaging 4 gallons per hour auto gas both are LSA. Carbed are about 30% greater fuel burn but still pretty good.
  8. Paul Hamilton CFI

    Experienced Pilots: Do you always calculate takeoff distance?

    Depends how close you are to the NOT having enough runway. I take off in 1000 feet at 5000 foot density altitude and the shortest runway I typically use is 3500 feet but my normal runway is 6000 foot length. Plenty of margin so no need to calc.
  9. Paul Hamilton CFI

    Current wait time for temporary student pilot certificate?

    Yes if in question go into IACRA and assure everything is in. Call airman registry and get update if necessary
  10. Paul Hamilton CFI

    Current wait time for temporary student pilot certificate?

    Student temp by e mail usually in a week or less now ok to use this for solo. 3 weeks to get plastic card in mail.
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