About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges and requirements of endorsements for student pilots in flight instruction.

Learning to be an effective flight instructor is hard enough for most people as it is. Add to that all the regulatory requirements and record keeping you have to do and it can become overwhelming for many people! Endorsements are typically one of the things new flight instructors struggle the most with when it comes to the "paperwork" side of being an instructor, and they can also have some of the most severe consequences if you get them wrong! Today we discuss the endorsements needed to get ...

People in this episode

Host: Sam Tarrel

Topics covered

• flight instruction
• endorsements
• student pilots
• regulatory requirements
• record keeping

Keywords

• flight instructor
• endorsements
• student pilots
• regulatory requirements
• paperwork

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