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FI.I.C.S1b

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Prepare an instructional lesson plan using teaching methods and materials appropriate for Task and learner characteristics, including:

Maneuver introduction and ground lesson

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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 1-23
Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Who Administers the FAA Practical Tests? › Role of the Certificated Flight Instructor
The training includes airmanship skills, pilot judgment and decision-making, and good…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 7-8
Chapter 7: Planning Instructional Activity › Lesson Plans › Characteristics of a Well-Planned Lesson
Characteristics of a Well-Planned Lesson The quality of planning affects the quality of results. Successful professionals understand that the price of excellence is hard work and thorough preparation. The effective instructor realizes that the time and energy spent ... planning and preparing each lesson is well worth the effort in the long run. A complete cycle of planning usually includes several steps. After the objective is determined, the instructor researches the subject as it is defined by the objective…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 7-9
Chapter 7: Planning Instructional Activity › Lesson Plans › Lesson Plan Formats
Therefore, instructors are encouraged to use creativity when adapting preprinted lesson plans or when developing their own lesson plans for specific learners or training circumstances. In the traditional lesson plan illustrated by Figure 7-6, the objective is “The learner ... wind direction plus velocity. This explanation is followed by a demonstration and repeated practice of a specific flight maneuver, such as turns around a point or S-turns across the road until the maneuver can be consistently accomplished…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 7-7
Chapter 7: Planning Instructional Activity › Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans A lesson plan is an organized outline for a single instructional period. It is a necessary guide for the instructor because it tells what to do, in what order to do it, and what procedure ... teaching the material of a lesson. Lesson plans should be prepared for each training period and be developed to show specific knowledge and/or skills to be taught. A mental outline of a lesson is not a lesson plan. A lesson…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 10-1
Chapter 10: Performance Maneuvers › Introduction
Introduction Basic flight maneuvers taught to pilots include: straight-and-level, turns, climbs, and descents. As training advances, other performance maneuvers serve to further develop piloting skills. Performance maneuvers enhance a pilot’s proficiency in flight control application, maneuver planning ... never mastered them. Performance maneuver training should not take place until the pilot demonstrates consistent competency in the fundamentals. Further, initial training for performance maneuvers should always begin with a detailed ground lesson for each maneuver, so that the learner…
14 CFR Part 141 — Pilot Schools Open
14 CFR Part 141, Appendix H to Part 141—Ground Instructor Certification Course
Part 141, Appendix H to Part 141—Ground Instructor Certification Course 1. Applicability. This appendix prescribes the minimum curriculum for a ground instructor certification course and an additional ground instructor rating course, required under this part, for the following ratings ... Ground Instructor—Basic. (b) Ground Instructor—Advanced. (c) Ground Instructor—Instrument. 2. Aeronautical knowledge training. (a) Each approved course must include at least the following ground training on the knowledge areas listed in paragraphs…