Instructors
If you an R/C instructor, how did you get the job? Were you asked by your club president or were you the only one willing to do it? Do you teach some else to fly they way you were taught?
It is our believe that teaching skills are acquired by training, organization and practice. You don't have to be the best pilot in the club, but you can be the best instructor! Instructors should strive for teaching perfection and assess their effectiveness by how well every student performs.
Most instructors share a love for teaching and
learning. Excellent instructors must be good learners,
and must be willing to learn new techniques and apply those teaching
aids as required by their students.
We also believe there is a tie between effective
instruction and
effective learning! Instructors arrange situations that
provides
the student with the opportunity to learn. They also try to
provide the student with a relaxed, stress free environment
that is conducive to learning.
Effective instructors are those who look for ways
of matching
the students' learning style to their own instructional style.
Our Standards for instructors:
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Must have outstanding people skills
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At least five years flying experience and be an advanced
or expert pilot -
Able to perform advanced aerobatics (Figure M,
Inverted Cuban 8's etc) -
Know flight dynamics
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Have an working knowledge & troubleshooting of two
stroke glow and gasoline engines -
Have an excellent knowledge of radio control and
electrical systems -
Have an working knowledge of R/C Flight Stabilization
systems -
Be able to use the Ragland Technique
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Be able and willing to follow a set curriculum
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Willing and able to use specific landing and takeoff
techniques -
Diagnosis and correct student "problems" quickly
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Keep updated on current and new teaching methods and
equipment
