ORIGINAL: gboulton
fliers1,
Out of curiosity, do you instruct your students in the purpose/function of the various control surfaces?
E.G., do you 'just' teach them 'ailerons make the plane roll' or do you explain that 'ailerons make the plane roll by deflecting up or down, and thus providing less/more lift/drag on the given wing. This causes that wing to deflect up/down, while the other wing acts in opposition' etc etc??
Also, on a completely different line of thinking,
What's the youngest pilot you've taught? Do you have suggestions for teaching a 6 yr old?
Never got that technical, only that the aileron stick causes the plane to bank left and right, which always seemed to be sufficient enough for them to learn to fly ASAP.
I've trained kids as young as 5 years old. As long as the youngster has patience enough to stick with the learning process, I don't do anything any different than teaching adults. Although I do have to teach on one knee with kids that young. lol
CCR