The CFIcast #11 CFI panel:

• Your host: Rick Durden, CFI, Aviation lawyer and author of "The Pilot's Lounge" column on AvWeb.com and articles for AOPA Pilot and Aviation Safety, from Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Tony Condon, CFI, student and glider pilot & instructor from Ames, Iowa
• Ron Levy, CFI, a Professional Instrument Courses - P.I.C 10 day course instructor from Maryland

Topics discussed on CFIcast #11:

Training students on emergencies

• The CFIs discuss a mid-air collision that occurred in the pattern at the Republic airport on Long Island on October 21, 2007.
• The ATC radio traffic.
• CNN report on the incident
• KFRG - Republic Airport
• The CFI's opinions on how the incident was handled by the pilots and the air traffic controller.
• The award goes to?
• An analysis of decisions that were made.
• Even airline crews have been known not to respond and coordinate properly.
• How the military trains on emergency egress.
• How should CFIs train students on handling emergencies?

How to deal with students who drop out of training.

• Contact the student to discuss the situation.
• The importance of following up with students.
• The importance of community at the airport.
• Find out and address the student's problem.
• The starving CFI's dilemma...
• For some, solo was the goal
• Students who get frustrated with how many hours it's taking.