Teach/Spot Static Level 3
Overview
To complete this portion of the Instructor Level 3 progression, an Instructor must be able to demonstrate they have the knowledge to correctly brief students, coach their students during tunnel sessions, demonstrate each technique and safely spot students throughout each specific skill within the Static Flyer Level 3 progression. The skills defined within the level 3 portion of the flyer chart are:
- Teaching sit flying and all movements (including the back to sit transition)
- Teaching all of the transitions involved for flying the Intermediate 2-way VFS dive pool
Pre-requisites
Prior to beginning the training for this checkbox, Instructors must be current Level II Instructors. The training for any Instructor Level III skills will need to be done once the Level II Instructor skills have been completed but can be trained in conjunction with the Dynamic Level III Instructor skills. As always, Instructors must continuously be demonstrating the ability to make good decisions, have competent and advancing flying skills that match the material to be discussed during this portion of the training and have an all around good attitude.
Objectives
The objective for completing this Instructor checkbox is so that an Instructor will have the approval to teach and spot all of the static flyer level III skills. These skills being trained with increasing wind speeds require a more aware Instructor and one that possess the ability to handle high speed situations physically.
Preparation
In order to prepare for training this skill, an Instructor must be continuing as they progress to show good awareness inside the tunnel along with quick reaction times. As flyers progress to vertical flight along with higher tunnel speeds, the potential for them to lose stability and awareness during their flight is increased. The higher wind speeds can turn a managed and controlled situation in to one requiring an instructor to physically stop a flyer from impacting the wall at a fast rate. An Instructor that is able to see situations develop early and have the ability to quickly react will be important. This awareness and quick reaction timing is developed through many tunnel sessions and experience flying.
An Instructor must have very competent back flying, sit flying skills and be confident at flying all of the associated level III transitions (this does not include having experience with the dive pools) prior to learning how to teach and spot them, as this will help with understanding each of the specifc elements to the movements being taught.