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INTRODUCTION
THE TRAINER
What is a trainer?
The Macquarie Dictionary definition of the word train is: ‘to make proficient by instruction and practice’.
Flight instructors are trainers. If you are a flight instructor, your aim is to give students good instruction and sufficient practice so that they can fly the helicopter proficiently and safely.
Part one of this guide describes some basic instructional techniques that apply to:
Ground school training
Preparatory ground instruction Pre flight briefing
In flight instruction
Post flight briefing (debriefing).
By using these techniques you will make learning easier for your students as you help them to meet the required flight test standards.
LEARNING
No one ever learns except through their own activity, and, strictly speaking, there is no such art as teaching—only the art of helping people to learn.
The instructional techniques described in this guide suggest actions that can be performed to stimulate student activity. These activities may be mental or physical, and it is through this process of directed activity that students learn the skills and knowledge required to become proficient, safe pilots.
LEARNING FACTORS
Listed on the next page are seven learning factors. Read them carefully and determine whether they apply to you as you learn new skills and knowledge. If they apply to you, they will also apply to your students. Attempt to associate a single word that is used to represent the entire learning factor. These words will be used throughout the guide and
 
in test questions on instructional technique.
Learning is made easier when the following factors are used:
READINESS: Ensure students are mentally, physically and emotionally ready to learn.
PRIMACY: Present new knowledge or skills correctly the first time. (Teach it right the first time.)