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IL.V.A.K3b

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Aircraft preflight inspection, including:

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  • Appendix B: Developing a Test Item Bank › Written Test Items › Supply Type

    Appendix B: Developing a Test Item Bank Developing a bank of test questions is difficult and time consuming. This task demands a mastery of the subject, an ability to write clearly, and an ability to visualize realistic situations ... developing problems. Because it is so difficult to develop good test items, many instructors rely on commercially-prepared test materials. However, there are a few instructors who write their own questions and maintain them in a database or a system…

  • Chapter 16: Navigation › Filing a VFR Flight Plan

    efficiently. Most of the fields are either self-explanatory or non-applicable to the VFR flight plan (such as item 13). However, some fields may need explanation. • Item 3 is the aircraft type and special equipment. An example would ... aircraft has no transponder. A listing of special equipment codes is found in the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM). • Item 6 is the proposed departure time in UTC (indicated by the “Z”). • Item 7 is the cruising altitude. Normally…

  • Appendix C: Certificates, Ratings, and Endorsements › Flight Instructor Endorsements › Instrument Proficiency Checks

    visit www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/ handbooks_manuals/aviation/pilot_risk/. AC 61-98, Currency Requirement and Guidance for the Flight Review and Instrument Proficiency Check, provides guidance for conducting a flight review. An appendix in the AC includes a sample flight review checklist, which contains ... Figure C-2] Figure C-2. This sample logbook endorsement is for completion of a flight review. Instrument Proficiency Checks Instrument rated pilots who fail to meet instrument currency requirements of 14 CFR part 61, section 61.57(c) for more…

  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › The 5 Ps Check

    prior to takeoff. Few pilots have ever had to make an “emergency takeoff.” While the point of the 5P check is to help the pilot fly, the correct application of the 5 P before takeoff is to assist in making ... reasoned go/no-go decision based on all the information available. That decision will usually be to “go,” with certain restrictions and changes, but may also be a “no-go.” The key idea is that these two points in the process…

  • Appendix B: Developing a Test Item Bank › Written Test Items › Selection Type

    Selection Type Selection type test items require the learner to select from two or more alternatives. There is a single correct response for each item. It assumes all learners should learn the same thing, and relies on rote memorization ... facts. Written tests made up of selection type items are highly reliable, meaning that the results would be graded the same regardless of the learner taking the test or the person grading it. In fact, this type of test item…

  • Chapter 6: Assessment › Authentic Assessment › Assessing Risk Management Skills

    Where he had rated the item as “Perform,” Linda had rated it as “Practice.” During the ensuing discussion, Brian understands where he needs more practice before his performance is at the “Perform” level. This approach to assessment has several ... level of learning during each lesson. For example, in flight one, a task might be a “describe” item. By flight three, it is a “practice” item, and by flight five, it is a “manage-decide” item. The learner…