by vonhosen » Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:13 pm
Personally I would say no.
The cockpit drill is about showing your awareness of where the major most used controls are & that you have done your pre-drive safety checks.
It will become too long & laborious if you go into too much depth. I wouldn't even talk about controls on things like the radio personally.
Evrybody has their own little style & flavour but provided you have covered the majors that is what is important.
I always think the big thing about the cockpit drill is the human aspect issues relating to it.
It is the one thing that you will have total control over.
It is what is going to give the tester their first impression of you.
It is the one thing you can totally prepare for & won't alter once you have it down to a fine art.
It should be punchy, to the point & professional in it's delivery (not uhmming & arring)
If you give a good cockpit drill, as you move off your confidence is on an upward curve, if you give a poor one you move off still thinking about what you missed in the cockpit drill & the first mistake in the drive is not far away, because your concentration is slipping & you could start on a downward spirral of despair.
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