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Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 7-11
Chapter 7: Planning Instructional Activity › Scenario-Based Training (SBT) › Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority of the Aviation Instructor
expertly managed real-world challenges. Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority of the Aviation Instructor The duties, responsibilities, and authority of the aviation instructor include the following: 1. Orient new learners to the SBT approach. 2. Help the learner become a confident ... learning. The aviation instructor is the key to the success of SBT. Remember, the overall learning objective is for the learner to be ready to exercise sound judgment and make good decisions. For example, the flight instructor should be ready…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 8-6
Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Flight Instructor Responsibilities › Ensuring Learner Skill Set
integrates risk management and safety throughout and with supplementary appendix information. PTS lists special emphasis items. Some common items include: 1. Positive aircraft control 2. Procedures for positive exchange of flight controls 3. Stall and spin awareness 4. Collision avoidance ... Special use airspace (SUA) 13. Aviation security 14. Wire strike avoidance Flight instructors should be current on the latest procedures regarding pilot training, certification, and safety. It is the flight instructor’s responsibility to maintain a current library of information…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 8-2
Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Aviation Instructor Responsibilities › Providing Adequate Instruction
information to develop enhanced teaching ability. Standards of Performance An aviation instructor is responsible for training an applicant to established standards in all subject matter areas, procedures, and maneuvers included in the tasks within each area of operation…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 8-11
Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Continuing Education › Industry Organizations
Industry Organizations Other significant sources of ongoing education for aviation instructors are…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 8-8
Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Professionalism › Acceptance of the Learner
Sincerity An aviation learner normally accepts a competent instructor as a teacher…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 1-6
Chapter 1: Introduction to Flight Training › Role of the Flight Instructor
cornerstone of aviation safety. The FAA has adopted an operational training concept that places the full responsibility for pilot training on the flight instructor. In this role, the instructor assumes the total responsibility for providing training in all the knowledge ... areas and skills necessary for pilots to operate safely and competently in the National Airspace System (NAS). This training includes airmanship skills, pilot judgment and decision-making, hazard identification, risk analysis, and good operating practices. (See Risk Management Handbook…