FI.I.E.R2
Risk managementExhibiting professionalism.
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- Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Aviation Instructor Responsibilities › Providing Adequate Instruction
A learner requiring more time to learn also requires instructional methods that…
- Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Professionalism
Professionalism The aviation instructor is the central figure in aviation training and bears responsibility for all phases of required training. The instructor, either pilot or aircraft maintenance technician, needs to be a professional. As professionals, aviation instructors strive to maintain ... field of aviation. To achieve this goal, instructors need to commit themselves to continuous, lifelong learning and professional development through study, service, and membership in professional organizations such as the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE), the National Association…
- Chapter 10: Teaching Practical Risk Management during Flight Instruction › Risk Management Teaching Techniques by Phase of Instruction › Risk Management Training for Professional Pilots
Risk Management Training for Professional Pilots Instructors may encounter pilots who fly professionally. Many professional pilots operate as a crew and receive ongoing and recurrent training at a Part 142 training center. Instructors who work in classrooms or simulators ... operating concepts, such as threat and error management (TEM), which has similar elements to risk management. Instructors may encounter professional pilots who own their own aircraft and fly them outside of their professional environment. An instructor who provides transition…
- Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Professionalism › Personal Appearance and Habits
Personal Appearance and Habits Personal appearance has an important effect on the professional image of the instructor. Today’s aviation customer expects an instructor to be neat, clean, and appropriately dressed. Since the instructor is engaged in a learning situation ... attire worn should be appropriate to professional status. [Figure 8-8] Figure 8-8. The aviation instructor should always present a professional appearance. Personal habits have a significant effect on the professional image. The exercise of common courtesy is perhaps…
- Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Professionalism › Demeanor
Demeanor The attitude and behavior of the instructor can contribute much to a professional image. The instructor should avoid erratic movements, distracting speech habits, and capricious changes in mood. The professional image requires development of a calm, thoughtful, and disciplined ... subject matter and genuine interest in the learner’s well-being. Proper Language In aviation instruction, as in other professional activities, the use of profanity and obscene language leads to distrust or, at best, to a lack of complete confidence…
- Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Professional Development
Professional Development Aviation is changing rapidly, and aviation instructors need to continue to develop their knowledge and skills in order to teach successfully in this environment. The aviation instructor is well respected by other technicians and pilots because instructors have ... part 147 requires all instructors teaching maintenance subjects to hold an FAA certificate as an aircraft maintenance technician. Successful, professional aviation instructors do not become complacent or satisfied with their own qualifications and abilities and are constantly alert for ways…