• Teaching flight instruction to challenged student pilots and students who are a challenge to teach.
• Flying airplanes with hand controls
• Should the CFI become familiar with operating with hand controls?
• How hard is it to learn flying with and controls?
• How many hours can it take for an experienced pilot or instructor to re-learn to fly with hand controls?
• Obtaining an airmen's medical certificate for challenged private pilots
• The S.O.D.A. - Statement Of Demonstrated Ability
• The CFI's responsibily in regards to the medical requirements
• The medical with "Limited to student pilot privileges only"
• What the Aviation Medical Examiner has to decide before issuing a certificate
• Scheduling the S.O.D.A. check with an examiner from the local FSDO (Flight District Standards Office) before the pilot checkride
• Some examples of medical issues discussed and how they can dealt with
• Paraplegic and quadroplegic students
• Visually impaired
• Dyslexia
• ADD
• Other learning disabilities
• Sending the student on the Sport Pilot checkride
• What kind of help can the challenged student get?
• Will the FAA want the student demonstrate any special tasks (like escaping the airpla ne) or have specific requiremets?
• How should the CFI evaluate a challenged student?
• A challenged student is much more motivated.
• Should the CFI can try to simulate the disability?
• An active WW II pilot ace who had lost both legs

• Has a CFI ever had a student who the CFI thought should give it up?
• Other issues with flight students
• A student not fluent in English
• A student with poor judgement
• A student who had a way higher opinion of his abilities than his instructors did
• Students who can't meet performance standards and always have excuses.
• How the CFI could avoid such students
• How can the CFI deal with such students

The CFIs and the Pilotcast pilots send sincere thanks to Pilot Will of the Pilot's Flight Podlog for the production of CFIcast #009.

Theme Song: "Learn to Fly" by Josh Woodward Music on the CFIcast is from the Podshow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at http://music.podshow.com

• From Airventure Oshkosh 2007 Pilot Kent talks to Johnny Vermillion in the WW II Devil Dog North American B-25
  • The The Devil Dog Squadron
  • The Commemorative Air Force.

• The FAA has AD deals
• Winter flying
• Make sure you're prepared to survive in the cold.
Make sure you pack some survival gear
• Cellphone
• Extra blankets
• First Aid Kit
• Credit Card
• Personal Locator Beacon
• Handling the winter doldrums
• What to do during the winter when you can't fly
• Getting started in learning to fly.

The Pilotcast pilots send sincere thanks to Pilot Will of the Pilot's Flight Podlog for production of Pilotcast #61.