FAA AGI Advanced Ground Instructor case studies
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The Advanced Ground Instructor (AGI) certificate is the FAA's ground-only teaching credential for instructors who want broader endorsement authority than the basic ground instructor rating carries. It is aimed at people who teach ground school rather than fly with students: career ground instructors, pilots building instructional experience before a flight instructor certificate, and aviation teachers in schools and colleges. The FAA AGI Advanced Ground Instructor case studies are 5 cases and about 3,746 words.
1Four Adults, Full Bags, and a Hot Ramp
A four-place, normally aspirated single-engine airplane is being loaded for a 2.5-hour cross-country leg. Basic empty weight is 1,680 lb at an empty-weight arm of 39.5 in; maximum gross weight is 2,550 lb.
728 words, about 4 min2Afternoon Convection and a Single-Runway Destination
It is 1400 local in July. You plan a 2-hour VFR leg in a normally aspirated single.
721 words, about 4 min35,000 Feet, 30 Degrees, and a 3,500-Foot Runway
You are flying a four-seat, fixed-gear, normally aspirated airplane at maximum gross weight from a 3,500-ft dry asphalt runway at 5,000 ft MSL field elevation. The altimeter setting equals 29.92, and the outside air temperature is 30 °C.
753 words, about 4 min4Transponder Failure Under a Class B Shelf
Your VFR cross-country from a Class D satellite airport to a destination 140 nm away crosses a Class B shelf with a floor of 3,000 ft MSL and a ceiling of 10,000 ft, then enters the destination's Class C. You depart with flight following and a working transponder and ADS-B Out.
742 words, about 4 min5Three Students, One Weight-and-Balance Lesson
You are a ground instructor with a 90-minute evening session on weight, balance, and loading. Three students are enrolled: Student A is pre-solo and has never computed a moment; Student B holds a private certificate and is preparing for a commercial checkride; Student C has failed the knowledge test twice, both times on weight-and-balance items, and told you, "I just memorize the answer key." You have a whiteboard, one POH, a laptop, and no simulator.
802 words, about 4 min