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  • Chapter 7: Planning Instructional Activity › Lesson Plans › How to Use a Lesson Plan Properly

    Lesson Plan Properly Be familiar with the lesson plan. The instructor should study each step of the plan and should be thoroughly familiar with as much information related to the subject as possible. Use the lesson plan as a guide ... lesson plan is an outline for conducting an instructional period. It assures that pertinent materials are at hand and that the presentation is accomplished with order and unity. Having a plan prevents the instructor from getting off track, omitting essential…

  • Chapter 7: Planning Instructional Activity › Lesson Plans

    Lesson Plans A lesson plan is an organized outline for a single instructional period. It is a necessary guide for the instructor because it tells what to do, in what order to do it, and what procedure ... teaching the material of a lesson. Lesson plans should be prepared for each training period and be developed to show specific knowledge and/or skills to be taught. A mental outline of a lesson is not a lesson plan. A lesson…

  • Chapter 16: Navigation › Filing a VFR Flight Plan

    pilot can note headings and time and make adjustments in heading, GS, and time. Filing a VFR Flight Plan Filing a flight plan is not required by regulations; however, it is a good operating practice since the information contained ... flight plan can be used in search and rescue in the event of an emergency. Flight plans can be filed in the air by radio, but it is best to file a flight plan by phone just before departing. After…

  • Chapter 7: Planning Instructional Activity › Lesson Plans › Lesson Plan Formats

    Therefore, instructors are encouraged to use creativity when adapting preprinted lesson plans or when developing their own lesson plans for specific learners or training circumstances. In the traditional lesson plan illustrated by Figure 7-6, the objective is “The learner ... will learn to control for wind drift.” According to the plan, the instructor reviews topics already covered including heading, speed, angle of bank, altitude, terrain, and wind direction plus velocity. This explanation is followed by a demonstration and repeated practice…

  • Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › SRM and the 5P Check › The Plan

    Plan The plan can also be called the mission or the task. It contains the basic elements of cross-country planning, weather, route, fuel, publications currency, etc. The plan should be reviewed and updated several times during the course ... maintenance, fast moving weather, and a short notice temporary flight restriction (TFR) may all radically alter the plan. The plan is not only about the flight plan, but also all the events that surround the flight and allow the pilot…

  • CHAPTER 4. FLIGHT REVIEW › 4.3 Planning and Recording the Review › 4.3.5 Review of Maneuvers and Procedures

    flight log, filing a flight plan, and conducting the preflight inspection. Before beginning the flight portion of the review, the flight instructor should discuss various operational areas with the pilot. This oral review should include, but not be limited ... areas such as aircraft systems, speeds, performance, meteorological and other hazards (e.g., wind shear and wake turbulence), operations in controlled airspace, and abnormal and emergency procedures. The emphasis during this discussion should be on practical knowledge of recommended procedures…