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AVT 265 - Certified Flight Instructor Instrument Flight


Credits: 1
1 Lecture Hours

Prerequisites: AVT 255  AVT 250  
Co-requisites: AVT 260  

Description
This course prepares the commercial pilot to meet the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 141 flight requirements for the Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFI-I) certification. The estimated minimum flight hours required in this course are 10 hours, which covers practice teaching, flight theory and analysis of flight maneuvers. The actual flight hours may vary based on student proficiency.  Students must pass the Certified Flight Instructor Instrument Practical Exam to complete the course.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:

  1. Pass the FAA Certified Flight Instructor Instrument Practical Exam.
  2. Apply the theories of learning, teaching and effective communication during flight.
  3. Apply the principles of lesson plan and syllabus development.
  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 application of FAA Instrument 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 and 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. Instrument flight theory and certification maneuvers
  6. Ground school techniques
  7. In-flight instruction techniques
  8. Evaluation theory and techniques
  9. FAA documentation and regulations as they pertain to student instruction
  10. ADM
  11. Risk management
  12. CRM/SRM
  13. Stress, fatigue, illness and other factors that affect a student pilot/instructor fitness to fly
Reference Materials
Jeppesen Certified Instrument Flight Instructor Syllabus, Federal Aviation Regulations Aeronautical Information Manual, FAA Flight Instructor Instrument Practical Test Standards, Aircraft Operation Manual, Pittsburgh Flight Training Center Operations Manual. FAA Private pilot and Commercial Pilot Practical Test Standards

 


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: 03/25/2021
Last Reviewed: 11/12/2021


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