Posted: 5/29/2009 11:46:20 AM EDT
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To all those flight instructors i have two questions. (i am a new CFI)
I was wondering where i can get a good model airplane. It seems every instructor has one to help when explaining manuevers to their students but so happens my instructor cant remember where he got his. (looking at a low wing) Also, are there any other cool visual aids / models that i should look into getting that will help in explaining subjects. Gotta love the cool visual aids some pilots come up with to help describe something. thanks in advance. |
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To all those flight instructors i have two questions. (i am a new CFI) I was wondering where i can get a good model airplane. It seems every instructor has one to help when explaining manuevers to their students but so happens my instructor cant remember where he got his. (looking at a low wing) Also, are there any other cool visual aids / models that i should look into getting that will help in explaining subjects. Gotta love the cool visual aids some pilots come up with to help describe something. thanks in advance. cheap plastic toy section at walmart. Made in china and probably full of lead (so don't lick on it) |
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Sporty's has a couple, only C172 and a Bonanza though. Only $5.95.
http://www.sportys.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?DID=19&Product_ID=4374&CATID=172 http://www.sportys.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?DID=19&Product_ID=4373&CATID=172 |
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I have a box full of toy planes from Wallymart but the best I have is a RC plane that was given to me by a neighbor. He founds it
crashed on his property. I repaired (kind of) the plane and now its a good tool, the rudder,elevator and aeilerons move giving students a better understanding. See if your local hobby shop has a crashed clunker you could have. |
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Congrats on your certificate.
As others have said, pretty much anything that has movable control surfaces. I like having a prop that spins for the left turning tendencies thing. I also used to have an old "gyroscope" toy. Don't know if those can be had anymore or not. Are you employed or independant? |
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I bought a cheap plastic model, slapped it together, except I cut off and reattached the flight control surfaces so I could manipulate them. Used a cheap toy store twin model with working props for ME training.
Also purchased a cheap RC model prop for discussions. Made a model of a compass out of the bottom half of a cup (plastic, paper, Styrofoam) inverted and perched atop a pencil, drew a magnet on top (bottom) of cup, directions on the side, all to help demonstrate and explain compass errors. Depending on where you are at, you might be able to scrounge for old non-serviceable parts. I had a good collection of various instruments,and other aircraft parts that I used for lessons. You can make some paper instruments/navaids to help teach BAIF and Nav. Knew a guy who built a scale 3D plexiglas Class B model laid over the chart. A little over the top, but was interesting none the less. It has been a while since I taught, but if I can think of anything else I will add it. Have fun with it, you will learn a lot. |