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The usual newbie low altitude roll into a crash scenario barring structural failure almost invariably involves applied back pressure too early between inverted and the second knife edge position resulting in a constantly increasing nose down dish out into ground contact.

The "non aerobatic aircraft barrel roll" comes up quite often. Much of the interest in this area comes from Bob Hoover's displays in the Shrike and a few other display pilots who routinely do display acro in non aerobatic airplanes. The way I've always handled this when it comes up is very much...

As an ex-acro instructor I'd like to address this issue if I may. Good acro instructors ALWAYS do an in-depth "read" on any new acro student before they even get into the aircraft. In order for any flight instruction, ESPECIALLY aerobatic instruction, to be effective, the student absolutely has...

As a flight safety adviser in the display and airshow community, I've been asked this question in different forms at various venues for over 50 years. My stock answer has always been the same. There's only one attitude to have when it comes to flying in any form, be that form for pleasure or as...

It's instructor 101 with any good CFI NOT to split technique into separate categories of execution making things "easier" for a student. For example, a landing is a landing. The airplane could care less about the experience level of the pilot making the landing. The aircraft only has one...

How To Pass A Checkride 101 Dudley Henriques CFI Retired (I get a fair amount of back channel email on flight instruction issues and this issue comes up quite a lot. Here are some notes from seminars I have given on the subject of check rides, what to expect, and some things that might help...

At the spot on the approach you indicate and assuming the parameters given, my first advice to you would be to NEVER fall prey to a 1-2-3 method of flying the aircraft. In this situation, as in ALL situations involving flying, the answer involves a FLUID solution rather than doing one thing...

Forget the "gadgets" approach to this issue. No "gadget" for figuring this out will serve all possible situations as individual aircraft performance is varied from one extreme to the other. It's a pure judgment call every time you encounter it on arrival. Knowing you are going to be arriving at...

Congratulations. It is indeed a moment to remember. Mine was 57 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday. The very best of luck to you with your flying. Dudley Henriques

I'll tell you the honest truth. I've avoided AOPA for over 50 years and never bother with them. Just WAY too much hassle going on there for me anyway. Every time I turn around there's some controversy going on about something not even remotely involved with flight safety which is my main and...

I agree. The reasons for the phenomenon are complex and not at all restricted to a single factor. The real danger however doesn't necessarily involve the continuation of "formal" training such as moving immediately into the instrument, but rather in an unchecked attitude allowed to develop...

The problem isn't that "they could care less". Far from it. A great many pilots who come through the student program simply don't realize the importance of continuing the learning curve after certification. If instructors fail to make this impression and make it strongly, many new pilots will...

Without question, one of the most difficult "things" to master as a student is the concept that the learning never stops. Unless a student grasps this single simple idea, all flight instruction has been wasted and any and all maneuvers learned are simply that, maneuvers. Dudley Henriques

Thank you. I'm glad you found it useful. The way I used to sum all of it up was to point out that every session of dual by a good instructor should be a learning experience for BOTH the instructor and the student; the student having advanced properly through the lesson plan through the...

Hi Jay; We're fine. I've been busy with safety issues as usual when Bea doesn't have me doing yard work :-) You're right as rain. I pasted this in from the old lecture sheet which was single spaced. I've gone back and edited it for paragraph spacing. This issue is something I get asked...

The pasted in text on the Prediction Principle is from a formal seminar for CFI's where the why's and how's and most importantly the REASONS behind the concept were being discussed in an open forum after presentation.Brevity most certainly has it's place, and most certainly in the cockpit while...

“The Prediction Principle for New Flight Instructors” By Dudley Henriques CFI (Retired) From time to time I’ll do a post on some issue that seems to be a constant in my back channel weekly email. Lately, I’ve gotten a lot of mail asking about what I consider the optimum method for giving dual...