About this episode

Halley Bowers shares practical flight training advice from her experience as a CFI.

In this episode of Pilots Say What?, Halley Bowers is back, this time, we’re going beyond her story and getting into practical flight training advice from her first few months as a CFI. Halley shares what she has learned from teaching instrument and commercial students, why backseating can be one of the most underrated tools in flight training, how students can handle critiques without losing confidence, and what CFIs are really watching as students progress through their ratings.

People in this episode

Guest: Halley Bowers

Topics covered

• flight training
• CFI advice
• student critiques
• instrument training
• commercial training

Keywords

• flight instructor
• CFI
• backseating
• student confidence
• flight ratings

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