Flight Training Videos

Planning Instructional Activity

Webinar from 1/15/2025 covering Chapter 7 of the Aviation Instructors Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B)

Topics Covered

  • Course of Training - A series of Studies
  •     Perforamace-Based Objectives
  •     Decision-Based Objectives
  • Progressive Blocks of Learning
  • Training Syllabus
  • Lesson Plans
  • Scenario Based Training (SBT)
  • You are expected to have the knowledge base that is adequate to Teach the Subject Matter

 

 

Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism

Webinar from 1/29/2025 covering Chapter 8 of the Aviation Instructors Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B)

Topics Covered

  • Responsibilities of All Aviation Instructors
  • Minimizing Learner Frustration
  • Professionalism and Professional Development

 

 

Techniques of Flight Instruction

Webinar from 2/5/2025 covering Chapter 9 of the Aviation Instructors Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B)

Topics Covered

  • Different Delivery Methods
  • Scenario Based Training
  • Positive Exchange of Flight Controls
  • Distractions
  • Simulator Training Devices
  • How to Evaluate Learners
  • Endorsements (more discussion later in the course)

 

 

Teaching Practical Risk Management during Flight Instruction

Webinar from 2/19/2025 covering Chapter 10 of the Aviation Instructors Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B)

Topics Covered

  • Risk Management and Accident Causality
  • Risk Management Teaching Techniques by Phase of Instruction
  • Managing Risk during Flight Instruction
  • Using the PACE checklist

 

 

Human Factors

Webinar from 3/26/2025 covering Chapter 2 of the Aviation Instructors Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B)

Topics Covered

  • Definitions of Human Behavior
  • Maintaining Motivation
  • Human Needs and Nature related to Motivation
  • Defense Mechanisms
  • Learner Emotional Reactions
  • Flight Instructors as Learners
  • Teaching an Adult Learner

 

 

The Learning Process (Part 1)

Webinar from 1/15/2025 covering part of Chapter 3 of the Aviation Instructors Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B)

Topics Covered

  • What is Learning?
  • Learning Theory
  • Perceptions
  • Insight
  • Acquiring Knowledge
  • Thorndike and the Laws of Learning
  • Domains of Learning
  • Characteristics of Learning
  • Learning Styles
  • Acquiring Skill Knowledge
  • Types of Practice

 

 

The Learning Process (Part 2)

Webinar from 2/9/2025 covering the rest of Chapter 3 of the Aviation Instructors Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B)

Topics Covered

  • Evaluation versus Critique
  • Putting it all Together
  • Scenario-Based Training
  • Errors
  • Memory
  • Retension of Learning
  • Transfer of Learning

 

 

Effective Communication and Assessment

Webinar from 4/16/2025 covering Chapters 4 and 6 of the Aviation Instructors Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B)

Topics Covered

  • Chapter 4: Effective Communications
    • Basic Elements of Communication
    • Barriers to Effective Communication
    • Developing Communication Skills
  • Chapter 6: Assessment
    • Assessment Terminology
    • Purpose of Assessment
    • General Characteristics of Effective Assessment
    • Traditional Assessmnet
    • Authentic Assessment
    • Choosing an Effective Assessment Method
    • Critiques and Oral Assessmemts
    • Scenario Based Training

 

 

The Teaching Process

Webinar from 4/23/2025 covering Chapter 5 of the Aviation Instructors Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B)

Topics Covered

  • What is Teachting?
  • Instructor's code of Ethics
  • Preparation of a Lesson
  • Presentation of a Lesson
  • Organization of Material
  • Training Delivery Methods
  • Problem-Based Learning
  • Electronic Learning (E-Learning)

 

 

The Teaching Process

Webinar from 4/30/2025 covering Chapter 1 of the Aviation Instructors Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B)

Topics Covered

  • Defining Risk Management
  • Three-P Model of Pilots
  • Pilot Self-Assessment
  • Situational Awareness
  • SRM
  • Aeronautical Decison Making
  • Teaching Decision-Making Skills
  • Assessing SRM Skills
  • Chapter Summary