Narrative:

On the above date, I went flying with a student that flies frequently. After the flight, the student admitted that he had not received a full briefing for our flight, but had rather relied on internet WX and NOTAMS (not duats -- but another site) and information secured from another flight earlier that same day. Since there is, therefore, no record of a briefing for our flight with a FSS (ie, our tail number is not on file), I am not certain we complied fully with 91.103 far preflight action. As he was a very experienced pilot, I relied too much on his actions. In the future, I will insist every student call and receive a full briefing prior to every flight, for that specific flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR DOES NOT VALIDATE PRIOR TO TRAINING FLT THAT STUDENT HAD OBTAINED CORRECT PREFLT INFO AS REQUIRED BY FAR.

Narrative: ON THE ABOVE DATE, I WENT FLYING WITH A STUDENT THAT FLIES FREQUENTLY. AFTER THE FLT, THE STUDENT ADMITTED THAT HE HAD NOT RECEIVED A FULL BRIEFING FOR OUR FLT, BUT HAD RATHER RELIED ON INTERNET WX AND NOTAMS (NOT DUATS -- BUT ANOTHER SITE) AND INFO SECURED FROM ANOTHER FLT EARLIER THAT SAME DAY. SINCE THERE IS, THEREFORE, NO RECORD OF A BRIEFING FOR OUR FLT WITH A FSS (IE, OUR TAIL NUMBER IS NOT ON FILE), I AM NOT CERTAIN WE COMPLIED FULLY WITH 91.103 FAR PREFLT ACTION. AS HE WAS A VERY EXPERIENCED PLT, I RELIED TOO MUCH ON HIS ACTIONS. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL INSIST EVERY STUDENT CALL AND RECEIVE A FULL BRIEFING PRIOR TO EVERY FLT, FOR THAT SPECIFIC FLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.