Memorable moments of an instructor. Serge Boichot's aeromemo

All the anecdotes in this book are true, of course, otherwise it wouldn't be funny. Only the names of some of the protagonists have been changed, in order to spare their descendants from shame and infamy. For while I am the first to acknowledge my mistakes, analyze them and try to draw a positive lesson to share, not everyone does. The experience," said Eric Tabarly, a taciturn and magnificent sailor, "is only the sum of all the bullshit that can never be repeated. It was perfectly summed up. You still have to be able to identify them and be ready to question yourself. Once again, we're not equal when it comes to the way we look at ourselves. Thus, when a student told me a few days ago during the integration of the uncontrolled Vinon aerodrome that the manoeuvre I had just asked him to perform led him to join the circuit the wrong way, I had to take it upon myself, acknowledge my mistake right away so as not to aggravate the situation and, above all, not make any unnecessary excuses. The student must understand that, even if his instructor was born with a pair of wings on his back, he can also be wrong. Being a pilot is not infallible. It is being able to analyze and correct unwanted, non-compliant or unacceptable situations . I have collected some memorable moments lived in instruction or during private flights that highlight sometimes comical situations where the fallible element is not the plane, but the pilot! Good flights&nbsp