How the CFI addresses the struggling learner separates the professional CFIs and experience builders from the time builders. [Pixabay]
Key Takeaways:
“If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter.”
This line comes from Max Ehrmann’s poem “Desiderata.” I find myself quoting this or paraphrasing it when I encounter student pilots who become discouraged when they compare their progress to a family member who also pursued a pilot certificate. You can dig yourself a well of despair when you do this.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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