REVIEW: Teaching Avoidance Procedures

Surprisingly, 82% of midair collisions are at overtaking or converging angles and do not involve high rates of closure. This suggests that a consistent habit of looking outside the cockpit could avert most collisions. 

Most midair collisions occur near airports, during daylight hours, and in VFR conditions. 
During early training, you must accept 100% of the responsibility for collision avoidance. It is important that your student see you taking this responsibility seriously. 

Move your head conspicuously as you look around blind spots for traffic, and explain that your students need to do this as well. 

Point out other aircraft and ask your students to do the same. Challenge them to spot other aircraft before you do. 

During flight training, your students are busy learning, and you are busy teaching and evaluating. You need to divide your attention so that these normal activities do not detract from collision avoidance. As instruction progresses, students become more skilled and begin to perform their share of this activity.

Be particularly alert during simulated instrument flight where there is a tendency for both pilots to "look inside."