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AVT 255 - Certified Flight Instructor Flight


Credits: 1
Prerequisites: AVT 205  
Co-requisites: AVT 250  

Description
Minimum 15 flight hours

This course prepares the commercial pilot to meet the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 141 flight requirements for the Certifed Flight Instructor (CFI) certification. The estimated minimum flight hours required in this course are 15 hours, which cover practice teaching, flight theory and flight maneuvers. The actual flight hours may vary based on student proficiency.  Students must pass the FAA Certified Flight Instructor Airplane Practical Exam to complete the course.


Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:

  1. Pass the FAA Certified Flight Instructor Airplane Practical Exam.
  2. Analyze the theories of learning, teaching and effective communication.
  3. Develop a lesson plan and syllabus.
  4. Apply the content of student portfolios to illustrate FAA flight theory and certification maneuvers, lesson plans and handouts.
  5. Demonstrate classroom and in-flight teaching techniques.
  6. Utilize evaluation techniques.
  7. Demonstrate the correlation and application of FAA regulations.
  8. Prepare FAA documentation.
  9. Employ Aeronautical Decision-Making (ADM), risk management and Crew and Single-Pilot Resource Management (CRM/SRM).
  10. Develop safeguards to address fatigue, stress and illness as they apply to a student pilot/instructor fitness to fly.
Listed Topics
  1. Teaching theory
  2. Effective communication
  3. Lesson plan development
  4. Syllabus development
  5. Flight theory and certification maneuvers
  6. Ground school techniques
  7. In-flight instruction techniques
  8. Evaluation theory and techniques
  9. FAA documentation and regulations
  10. ADM
  11. CRM/SRM
  12. Stress, fatigue, illness and other factors that affect a student pilot/instructor fitness to fly
Reference Materials
Jeppesen Certified Flight Instructor Syllabus, Federal Aviation Regulations Aeronautical Information Manual, FAA Instructor Pilot Practical Test Standards, Aircraft Operation Manual, Pittsburgh Flight Training Center Operations Manual.

 


Students who successfully complete this course acquire general knowledge, skills and abilities that align with CCAC’s definition of an educated person. Specifically, this course fulfills these General Education Goals:
  • Communication
  • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Approved By: Dr. Quintin B. Bullock Date Approved: 3/25/2021
Last Reviewed: 11/12/2021


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