NCAA Flight Instructor study plan

Map the fundamentals-of-instruction syllabus (learning process, domains of learning, levels of learning, characteristics of adult learners) into a one-page outline you can recite from memory

Define each defence mechanism and identify one flight-training scenario that typically triggers it in a student

Explain the difference between a lesson objective, a completion standard, and an airmanship goal, writing one example of each for a pre-solo lesson

Describe how to structure a preflight briefing using a recognised briefing model and justify the ordering of its elements

Build a 30-minute lesson plan for teaching straight-and-level flight, including review, development, and summary with stated completion standards

List the four steps of the teaching process and state what evidence shows a student has mastered each step

Identify at least six common student errors in the first three flight lessons and match each to a correction strategy

Explain how to use the demonstration-performance method and when to substitute guided discussion

Diagnose the difference between a skill deficiency, a knowledge deficiency, and an attitude or discipline problem, and describe the instructional response to each

Describe the technique for stalls, slow flight, and steep turns, listing the setup, the recognition cues, the recovery, and the common errors for each

Explain how to correct a student who consistently under-rotates or over-rotates during the takeoff and landing flare

Outline the risk-management process (hazard identification, assessment, mitigation) and apply it to a crosswind landing lesson

Explain the regulatory basis for flight instruction privileges, including what a flight instructor may and may not authorise in a student's logbook

State the currency and recency requirements that apply to a flight instructor and to a student pilot

Describe the medical certification requirements for students and instructors and the consequences of lapse

Explain the documentation required before solo flight, including endorsements and knowledge-test evidence

Trace the personnel licensing pathway from student pilot through private and commercial pilot, noting the hour and experience requirements at each stage

Explain the requirements for the issue and renewal of a flight instructor rating, including any knowledge and proficiency checks

Describe the rules governing logbook entries, record retention, and the handling of flight time

Apply the regulations on pre-flight action, fuel and oil reserves, and weather minima to a planned training sortie

Describe the elements of a stabilized approach and the criteria for executing a go-around, and explain how to teach the decision point

Explain how to teach emergency procedures for engine failure, forced landing, and precautionary landing using a building-block sequence

Identify the human factors that degrade instructor and student performance and describe mitigation for each

Describe how to debrief a flight so the student self-assesses before the instructor provides correction

Deliver a full mock ground briefing on a regulatory topic and a flight topic, each timed and critiqued against a rubric

Answer a mixed set of scenario questions spanning instructional knowledge, error correction, and regulations under time pressure

Explain how to handle a student who is not progressing, including documentation, communication, and the decision to discontinue training

State the record-keeping obligations that apply when instruction is given and when a student is recommended for a test

Re-drill every weak area logged in week 7 until each is answered correctly twice in a row

Complete two full-length timed practice exams and review every missed item to its underlying principle

Recite the key regulation references, currency rules, and endorsement requirements from memory without notes

Rehearse oral-exam style answers for manoeuvre technique, common student errors, and instructor responsibilities