FAA Ground Instructor case studies
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The FAA Ground Instructor certificate is an airman certificate that allows the holder to provide ground training to applicants for pilot certificates and ratings. Three ratings exist - Basic, Advanced, and Instrument - and each differs in the scope of ground instruction it authorizes, so candidates should confirm current privileges and eligibility in the regulations before applying. The FAA Ground Instructor case studies are 5 cases and about 3,625 words.
1The Two-Percent Overload
You are the ground instructor for a private pilot applicant who has just finished the weight-and-balance lesson. The club's Cessna 172S has a maximum ramp weight of 2,558 lb, a maximum takeoff weight of 2,550 lb, and at maximum gross weight a forward CG limit of 41.0 in and an aft limit of 47.3 in.
752 words, about 4 min2Two Miles in Class G After Dark
You are planning a night cross-country with a student: 65 nm, departing 40 minutes before the end of evening civil twilight, arriving roughly 25 minutes after it. The destination airport lies in Class G airspace from the surface up to 1,200 ft AGL, with Class E above.
691 words, about 3 min3Thirty-Three Feet of Margin
Runway 18 at a mountain airport: 3,000 ft usable, dry grass surface, no obstacles off the departure end. Field elevation 5,900 ft, altimeter 29.92, OAT 30°C, wind 180 at 10 kt.
707 words, about 4 min4Four Miles and a Two-Thousand-Five-Hundred-Foot Ceiling
Departure 2130Z, 1 hour 45 minutes en route, ETA 2315Z. Destination TAF: KXYZ 211720Z 2118/2224 18010KT P6SM SCT050 FM212300 28015G25KT 4SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC050 FM220400 32012KT P6SM SCT030 Destination field elevation 1,200 ft MSL; the airport lies in a Class E surface area.
651 words, about 3 min5The Bimodal Quiz
You teach a six-week ground school for a Part 61 school. In week 3 you lecture on airspace for 90 minutes using slides and a wall sectional.
824 words, about 4 min