u/Impossible-Fig2072

So I have a student that is inflexible schedule-wise starting to talk back at me and giving me a hard time. Not sure if I should drop them, or try to talk to them first setting clear expectations/boundaries.

Basically, this student schedules me 2-3 times per week. I let him make the reservation since he has particular availibilities, but I often have to move them 1-2h to fit my schedule and the plane's scheudule. He's been not super accomodating

Recently, I had to give one of his flights to another student because we cancelled on that other one 3-4 times. He was not happy about that, and was saying "It doesn't look too professional/serious when you give my booking to another student".

I'm just frustrated trying to please/accomodate everyone and no one is happy.

I feel like just dropping them because I am booked through the wazoo and this is not worth the hassle, but I feel bad since other instructors at my school are NOT good (they just don't care) and this kid is sharp otherwise. This would hinder his progress.

A fly different 172 models and some of them are ambiguous with respect to using flaps for short field takeoffs. Some have no flaps in the checklist, but suggest you get better performance if you add 10° flaps for both the ground roll and 50ft obstacle.

In general, having 10° flaps, reduces the ground roll, but increases the takeoff distance over a 50ft obstacle. No flaps, increased ground roll, shorter takeoff dsitance over 50ft obstacle.

This is not always the case depending on the model, and sometimes, it's written in abiguous language.

172N I would use 10° flaps unless high density altitude. Ground roll and 50ft obstacle reduce. Weirdly, the actual procedure says to use flaps up?????

>Use of 10° flaps allows safe use of approximately 5 KIAS lower takeoff speeds than with flaps up. The lower speeds result in shortening takeoff distances up to approximately 10%. However, this advantage is lost if flaps up speeds are used, or in high altitude takeoffs at maximum weight where climb performance would be marginal with 10° flaps.

172L no flaps if obstacle. 10° if no obstacle. Ground roll reduced and 50ft obstacle increased. The Checklist says no flaps???

>The use of 10* flaps will shorten the ground run approximately 10%, but this advantage is lost in the climb to a 50-foot obstacle.

172P I would use 10°. Ground roll and 50ft obstacle reduced

>Using 10° wing flaps reduces the ground roll and total distance over an obstacle

172S I would use 10° flaps. Ground roll and 50ft obstacle reduced

>Using 10° wing flaps reduces
the ground roll and total distance over an obstacle by approximately 10 percent.

What do you guys do? Sometimes the checklist and the amplified procedure contradict each other where the amplified procedures suggests that you get better performance if you use flaps for both takeoff roll and 50ft obstacle. My school has multiple models. Do I just have the student learn short field flaps settings for each plane? That's way too much in my opinion for a student pilot!

I'm an instructor with almost 1000h and entered a Bravo without a clearance (it was actually a Charlie, but in Canada, Charlie is very similar to the US Bravo).

I was having my students practice diversions, and I asked him to divert to an airport that would have us get inside a bravo.

I had my foreflight "ownship marker" OFF to NOT show my GPS position just to NOT get complacent with navigation and show students reading a "paper" chart is not so difficult.

I flew on the student's plane at a new airport so I wasn't 100% used to the zone.

Just really disappointed in myself for not having good situational awareness of something so basic and setting a horrible example to my student.

I ended up calling them up on frequency and called them on the ground, and they said they didn't see me in controlled airspace and everything is fine. So I got lucky for not getting a deviation. We 100% were in controlled airspace.

My new SOP is to turn on GPS near Controlled airspace if I'm not familiar with landmarks so I can be sure to avoid the airspace.

You guys have any similar embarassing stories?