I once had a student attend a class on an advanced topic. The student was mid-career and in process of a career change, so he had no practical experience. This student challenged me frequently during presentations/discussions, and constantly asked for help during labs. I was delighted to have an opportunity to give extra help to someone who appeared truly engaged and passionate about the subject I was teaching. OOOPS! At the end of these classes we always used a course feedback form. This particular student slammed me completely, indicating I was a poor instructor who talked over the heads of the students and was very un-helpful. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, indeed! What I learned is that I mistook his desperation for "enthusiasm". I thought I was being an instructional hero giving him tons of extra help and holding his hand. I perceived he was delighted with all the extra attention when I went out of my way for him. Instead, it turns out that all along he was really frustrated that he could not overcome his own inability to grasp a difficult subject. I wish I had realized that during the class. What might I have done differently had I realized his situation? I'll comment about that some time soon. But first, I'd love to hear what YOU think I could have done differently (with what little you know from reading this). Feel free to ask questions if you like.

That's the name of the app: Windy https://www.windy.com It's also an excellent mobile app!

Scroll to the bottom of this page for some free tools and resources: http://www.dauntless-soft.com/products/

Domenic's blog contains some entertaining and interesting posts: https://www.thecfiguy.com/blog

https://www.cfinotebook.net/notebook/cfi-notebook Love the tagline for this site: "Higher Education". Ha!

If you're going to create your own lesson plans, here's a tutorial on how to make that happen. http://www.cfibootcamp.com/creating-a-lesson-plan-videos

We kicked off the Forum with a few categories we thought would be useful. If you want to see a new category added, just say the word! peter@cfiskills.com

I've been using Sporty's "Study Buddy" for a while now. It has some issues, but overall it's quite decent. What's your favorite and why?

This group is offering free online Ground School. It's not really competing with your Ground School though - most students will want in-person training. Their curriculum might be useful to you. https://wificfi.com

AOPA has a lot to offer, but here is a page with some resources specifically for CFI's. https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/cfis/flight-instructor-resources/tools-for-cfis

Bold Method is a very popular aviation site with daily content updates including quizzes, training topics and lists. http://boldmethod.com