Aviation Instructor Training

This section is designed for ground instructors, flight instructors, and aviation maintenance instructors, the Aviation Instructor’s Handbook was developed by the Flight Standards Service, Airman Testing Standards Branch, in cooperation with aviation educators and industry to help beginning instructors understand and apply the fundamentals of instruction. This section provides aviation instructors with up-to-date information on learning and teaching, and how to relate this information to the task of teaching aeronautical knowledge and skills to students. Experienced aviation instructors will also find the updated information useful for improving their effectiveness in training activities. While this section primarily uses the traditional term “student” to denote someone who is seeking certification in aviation, the accepted term in educational psychology is “learners.”

  1. Human Behavior
  2. The Learning Process
  3. Effective Communication
  4. The Teaching Process
  5. Assessment
  6. Planning Instructional Activity
  7. Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism
  8. Techniques of Flight Instruction
  9. Risk Management

The information found in this section is based upon the information found in the Aviation Instructor’s Handbook published by the FAA.


