gaining a student from a previous flight instructor

if i were to gain a new student from a previous flight instructor, i would be sure to get to know the student very well before i would begin their training

as far as their ground knowledge is concerned, i would be sure to know how much the student knows in terms of what level of knowledge they have and what they should know.  i will ask them basic to difficult questions, depending on what level of their training they are on.  for example, i would make sure to cover basic principles even if the student was on a commercial level just to know the knowledge was there.  this would come through quizzing and just plain conversation to gauge how well their knowledge was. i would also talk to the previous flight instructor and see what they said about the student.

for the flight and skill aspect, i would talk to the previous flight instructor and the student to learn their strong points and weak points.  i would then see how the student performs in flight and make sure they have all of the skills that they should have down.

it is important to know your student and be sure of what levels they are at before commencing training.