Certified Flight Instructor Documents
This page contains supplements that are essential to the success of your pursuit of a Flight Instructor Certificate.
PTS Area of Operation I: Fundamentals of Instructing
Task A:
Human Behavior and Effective Communication
"This chapter discusses behavior and how it affects the learning process."
Task B:
The Learning Process
"Learning theory has caused instruction to move from basic skills and pure facts to linking new information with prior knowledge, from relying on a single authority to recognizing multiple sources of knowledge, and from novice-like to expert-like problem-solving."
Task C:
The Teaching Process
"This chapter discusses specific recommendations on how to teach aviation learners."
Task D:
Assessment and Critique
"This chapter examines the instructor's role when assessing levels of learning, it describes methods of assessment, and it discusses how instructors may construct and conduct effective assessments."
Task E:
Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism
"This chapter addresses the responsibilities of aviation instructors as trainers and as safety advocates."
Task F:
Techniques of Flight Instruction
"This chapter discusses some of the practices found to make flight safer on a systemic basis including - aeronautical decision-making (ADM), risk management, situational awareness, and single-pilot resource management (SRM)."
Task G:
Risk Management
"This chapter discusses specific recommendations on how to teach aviation learners."