{"id":2320,"date":"2015-05-25T15:04:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T22:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/brian-pruett\/?p=2320"},"modified":"2015-06-19T08:24:47","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T15:24:47","slug":"helicopter-flight-instructor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/brian-pruett\/2015\/05\/25\/helicopter-flight-instructor\/","title":{"rendered":"Helicopter Flight Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2321\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2321\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/brian-pruett\/files\/2015\/05\/IMG_0251.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2321\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/brian-pruett\/files\/2015\/05\/IMG_0251-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Brian spent the first couple hours of the day flying and the rest teaching in the classroom or studying while preparing for his FAA exams.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/brian-pruett\/files\/2015\/05\/IMG_0251-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/brian-pruett\/files\/2015\/05\/IMG_0251-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian spent the first couple hours of the day flying and the rest teaching in the classroom or studying while preparing for his FAA exams.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just days after returning from\u00a0the\u00a0helicopter trip, Brian jumped into training again and started working toward his helicopter flight instructor certificate. He has held an airplane instructor certificate for most of his flying\u00a0career\u00a0but\u00a0needed to add helicopters to the license.<\/p>\n<p>It was a very challenging course full of role-playing. The concept is quite simple. As an instructor in a helicopter (or airplane) you just assume the guy next to you (the student) is going to try to kill you several times during your flight. The goal is to anticipate it, and prevent it thereby saving the day. Once things are under control again you have\u00a0to calmly and gently affirm the student and help them learn from their mistakes without leaving emotional scars.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from rescuing\u00a0maneuvers that have gone\u00a0wrong, there is a lot of teaching that goes on. It\u2019s not\u00a0enough to just do the maneuvers, but you\u00a0have to be able to teach them and explain them as they are happening.<\/p>\n<p>Also, in the classroom, the depth of understanding goes to a new level as Brian was responsible to write lesson plans\u00a0and teach a class of his coworkers all the ground lessons to a commercial helicopter pilot level.\u00a0This instructor course\u00a0was a great way for Brian to take his helicopter flying and knowledge much deeper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just days after returning from\u00a0the\u00a0helicopter trip, Brian jumped into training again and started working toward his helicopter flight instructor certificate. He has held an airplane instructor certificate for most of his flying\u00a0career\u00a0but\u00a0needed to add helicopters to the license. It was a very challenging course full of role-playing. The concept is quite simple. 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