CFI Lesson Plans

[stearmann4]

For the CFIs,

Is there a preferred commercially available set of lesson plans any of you guys (or gals) have used that you find well consructed? I've perused a couple, but they seemed incomplete. Your opinions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike-

 

[JAFI]

You can start here for some examples:

http://pages.prodigy.net/jedinein/cfi.html

What are you going to do with the lesson plans?
1. Just pass a check ride..
2. Use them to teach?


JAFI

 

[Amish RakeFight]

When I was training for my CFI ratings, I created lesson plans from scratch for each task required for the private, commerical and instrument rating.

Go get the airplane flying handbook, instrument handbook and all of the PTS' and create the lessons according to the FOI format provided.

This will help you teach and better understand techniques and mistakes much better. Sitting there and typing it all out will make you much more knowledgeable than buying some commerical product.

 

[JAFI]

When I was training for my CFI ratings, I created lesson plans from scratch for each task required for the private, commerical and instrument rating.

Go get the airplane flying handbook, instrument handbook and all of the PTS' and create the lessons according to the FOI format provided.

This will help you teach and better understand techniques and mistakes much better. Sitting there and typing it all out will make you much more knowledgeable than buying some commerical product.

I AGREE 100%.

Make your CFI Book - - -
Get a 3 inch 3 ring binder and start filling it up with lesson plans (always a work in progress as you obtain more information - just keep them on your computer), reference material you will teach from, various guidance (regulatory and/or helpful) and what ever you think will help you or your students.

IMHO one of the most overlooked part of a lesson plan are the objectives. Not just "complete steep turns to the PTS" but what specific teaching points you want the student to do to learn what each manuver really is. Break down each manuver to specific points, ie:

Add power to 1700 rpm, begin bank to 45 degrees, when passing 20 degrees of bank begin back pressure to maintain altitude... etc.

As you teach you will add to each plan. I gave a copy to my students to "chair fly" prior to each lesson. Some used it and others paid me by the hour to tell them what I put in their study material. Both worked for me.

JAFI

 

[JediNein]

FYI: The prodigy site will be removed shortly. Use www.slantgolf.com as the bookmark. Go to JN's CFI Page link at the bottom, and that will get you whatever plans are current.

I'm expecting to have the update out by the end of this month.