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• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 8-2
  Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Aviation Instructor Responsibilities › Emphasizing the Positive

  Emphasizing the Positive The way instructors conduct themselves and the attitudes they display make an impression on learners. An aviation instructor's ability to teach in a manner that gives learners a positive image of aviation contributes to the instructor ... Figure 8-3] Figure 8-3. Learners learn more when instruction is presented in a positive and professional manner. Chapter 3, The Learning Process, emphasized that a negative self-concept inhibits the perceptual process, that fear adversely affects learner perceptions…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 8-3
  Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Aviation Instructor Responsibilities › Minimizing Learner Frustration

  that learners suffer as part of their instruction. Every effort should be made to ensure instruction is given under positive conditions that reinforce training. Instructors may provide flexible training and modify the method of instruction when learners have difficulty grasping ... learner’s failure to perform often results from an instructor’s inability to transfer the required information. Emphasize the positive because positive instruction results in positive learning. Minimizing Learner Frustration Minimizing learner frustrations in the classroom, shop, or during flight…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 8-7
  Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Flight Instructor Qualifications

  best actions a flight or maintenance instructor can take to enhance aviation safety is to emphasize safety by example. Another way for the instructor to advocate safety is to partner with the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam). The FAASTeam is dedicated ... other aircraft systems being used for training. This is especially important due to the wide variety in global positioning systems (GPS) and glass panel displays. Each flight instructor should maintain familiarity with current pilot training techniques and certification requirements. Frequent…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 1-14
  Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › Situational Awareness › Obstacles to Maintaining Situational Awareness

  During flight training, the flight instructor should emphasize that routine flight operations may lead to a sense of complacency, which can threaten flight safety by reducing situational awareness. By asking about positions of other aircraft in the traffic pattern, engine ... aircraft or scanning for traffic. These are simple exercises that can be done throughout flight training, which help emphasize the importance of maintaining situational awareness. Operational Pitfalls There are numerous classic behavioral traps that can ensnare the unwary pilot. Pilots…