An online flight instructor demonstrated several errors in radio usage and phraseology during a web lesson.
Key mistakes included failing to place the next expected frequency in the radio's standby window after departure.
The instructor also inefficiently tuned the radio by turning the knob left excessively when a higher frequency was required, emphasizing the importance of turning the knob right for higher frequencies and left for lower to save time.
I was checking out an online preview of a video series by a flight instructor who, for a small charge, promised to teach you to be a better pilot. So, of course, I couldn’t resist critiquing this instructor’s web lesson.
He made a lot of little mistakes, mostly having to do with his use of the radios and his phraseology. Two errors stood out.
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