Originally Posted by Tinpusher007

It's easy if you stay proficient. It's very easy to get rusty as an instructor. Though it sharpens mental acuity, you very rarely manipulate the controls while teaching, especially if you teach inst-CFI.

Originally Posted by N6724G

Also, military pilots had to go through intense leadershiip training and decision making training. civilian pilots comming out of these universities dont go through that type of training.

Originally Posted by DAL4EVER

You guys are right and missing the point. The automation is a tool not crutch. The flight director is reactionary. It reacts to constantly changing attitude, configuration, temperature, turbulence, thrust settings, etc., to compute guidance. I have seen pilots who had to rely on the FD to fly constantly chase it and in so doing produced their own oscillations. I know in the 757/767 it takes 18-20 degrees NU pitch to maintain V2+20 to 1000, 12 degrees to accelerate to flaps up speed, and 10 degrees to maintain 250. I don't need a FD to tell me that. So guess what, that's what I pitch to and lo and behold the FD follows me and locks on to that to tell me I've got good guidance. I don't merely chase it up and down and hope I do what its guiding me to. That leads to an uncomfortable ride for all. And knowledge of this leads mastery to the airplane.

BTW for an RJ, its 12-15 degrees NU for V2+20 to 1000, 10 degrees for 200 knots, 7 1/2 degrees for 250 and 2 1/2 to 3 degrees for 290 enroute climb. Try locking those pitch attitudes and you will find the FD follows you like an obedient dog.

Originally Posted by FliFast

Excellent post with good pointers and good advice..thanks

FF

Originally Posted by texaspilot76

I instructed for two years. My CFI/II expired during indoc at my regional. So it was right at 2 solid years. I do not miss one bit of it.

I never said I didn't learn anything instructing. I learned more instructing than during my training for ratings. I could fly a 172 like no other. But it did nothing to prepare me for flying a jet.

Originally Posted by Flaps50

How long did you instruct? I don't know many instructors that would be shown up by their students when it comes to hand flying abilities. I think you are way off on your perception with this topic. Most instructors take an approach or two now and then to demonstrate the proper technique to their students, and most are very proficient with flying as well. I'll take a experienced CFII any day as a copilot over a new 300 hour wonder who just finished an instrument syllabus.