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IL.XII.D.K3

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Stall characteristics as they relate to aircraft design, and recognition impending stall and full stall indications using sight, sound, or feel.

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Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 5-15
Chapter 5: The Teaching Process › Guided Discussion Method › Guiding a Discussion—Instructor Technique
relaxed, informal atmosphere. Each learner should be given the opportunity to discuss the various aspects of the subject, and feel free to do so. Moreover, the learner should feel a personal responsibility to contribute. The instructor should try to make ... learners feel that their ideas and active participation are wanted and needed…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 2-6
Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Meeting Human Needs to Encourage Learning › Security
Security Once the physiological needs are met, the need for security becomes active. All humans have a need to feel safe. Security needs are about keeping oneself from harm. If a learner does not feel safe, he or she cannot ... concentrate. The aviation instructor who stresses flight safety during training mitigates feelings of insecurity. A flight instructor should be aware of his learner’s fear of certain flight regions and ease them into those situations carefully…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 2-7
Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Human Nature and Motivation › Esteem
Human Nature and Motivation Belonging When individuals are physically comfortable and do not feel threatened, they seek to satisfy their social needs of belonging. Maslow states that people seek to overcome feelings of loneliness and alienation. This involves both giving ... their need for association and belonging is more pronounced. Instructors should make every effort to help new learners feel at ease and to reinforce their decision to pursue a career or hobby in aviation. Esteem When the first three classes…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. G-2
Glossary › F
Effect. A principle of learning that learning is strengthened when accompanied by a pleasant or satisfying feeling, and that learning is weakened when associated with an unpleasant feeling. Electronic learning (e-learning). Any type of education that involves an electronic ... perception factor that describes how a person is unlikely to easily comprehend an event if that person is feeling threatened since most of a person’s effort is focused on whatever is threatening them. Exercise. A principle of learning emphasizing…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 6-2
Chapter 6: Flight Controls › Flight Control Systems › Primary Flight Controls
Flight Controls Aircraft control systems are carefully designed to provide adequate responsiveness to control inputs while allowing a natural feel. At low airspeeds, the controls usually feel soft and sluggish, and the aircraft responds slowly to control applications. At higher…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 8-2
Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Aviation Instructor Responsibilities › Emphasizing the Positive
Process, emphasized that a negative self-concept inhibits the perceptual process, that fear adversely affects learner perceptions, that the feeling of being threatened limits the ability to perceive, and that negative motivation is not as effective as positive motivation. Merely ... these factors is not enough. Instructors need to detect these factors in their learners and strive to prevent negative feelings from undermining the instructional process. Consider how the following negative scenarios conducted during the first lesson might adversely influence…