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? How much
training have you
had to teach? Teaching some else to fly they way you were taught...
there is a better
way!
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.
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.
Effective instructors are those who look for ways of
matching individual learning
styles to their own instructional style.
Requirements 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
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Able to perform advanced aerobatics (Figure M,
Inverted Cuban 8's etc)
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Know flight dynamics
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Have an working knowledge & troubleshooting of
two stroke glow engines
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Have an excellent knowledge of radio control and
electrical systems
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Have an working knowledge of R/C Flight Stabilization
systems
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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
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Diagnosis and correct student "problems" quickly
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Keep updated on current and new teaching methods and
equipment
