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• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 2-6
  Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Meeting Human Needs to Encourage Learning › Security

  What matters is that the instructor verifies that most of the needs has been met (law of readiness) and is then able to focus the learner’s senses (perception) on the lesson. One of the main responsibilities of an aviation ... encompasses the law of readiness. To satisfy the law of readiness, an instructor can verify that a learner’s needs have been met by conducting a thorough pre-assessment prior to beginning the lesson. The pre-assessment should verify whether…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 9-20
  Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Go-Around

  Around A go-around is a procedure for remaining airborne after an intended landing is discontinued. A go-around may be necessary when: • Instructed by the control tower. • Traffic conflict occurs. • The helicopter is in a position from which ... time an approach is uncomfortable, incorrect, or potentially dangerous, abandon the approach. The decision to make a go-around should be positive and initiated before a critical situation develops. When the decision is made, carry it out without hesitation…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 9-12
  Chapter 9: Techniques of Flight Instruction › Postflight Evaluation › First Solo Flight

  First Solo Flight During the learner’s first solo flight, the instructor needs to be present to assist in answering questions or resolving any issues that arise during the flight. To ensure the solo flight is a positive, confidence-building ... experience for the learner, the flight instructor needs to consider time of day when scheduling the flight. Time of day is a factor in traffic congestion, possible winds, sun angles, and reflection. If possible, the flight instructor needs access…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 2-7
  Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Human Nature and Motivation › Cognitive and Aesthetic

  Cognitive and Aesthetic In later years, Maslow added cognitive (need to know and understand) and aesthetic (the emotional need of the artist) needs to the pyramid. He realized humans have a deep need to understand what is going on around ... control the situation or make informed choices about what steps might be taken next. The brain even reinforces this need by giving humans a rush of dopamine whenever something is learned, which accounts for that satisfying “eureka!” moment. For example…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 8-6
  Chapter 8: Ground Procedures and Flight Preparations › Safety in and Around Helicopters › Passengers

  depart downhill. This affords the greatest distance between the rotor blades and the ground. If this involves walking around the helicopter, they should always go around the front—never the rear. Pilot at the Flight Controls Many helicopter operators have ... avoid delays at airport terminals and to minimize stop/start cycles of the engine. As part of this quick turn-around, the pilot might leave the cockpit with the engine and rotors turning. Such an operation can be extremely hazardous…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 2-5
  Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Human Needs and Motivation

  were “born to do” while still being hungry. What was apparent in multiple studies, however, was that humans have needs that affect their ability to focus on the task at hand. Learners tend to show little to no motivation ... attention if most of their needs are not met. If a learner is hungry (physiological), their focus of perceptions (attention) will not be on the instructor and the subject being presented. Rather, it will be on satisfying the physiological need…