
Advanced Flight Instruction
by Anthony Cirincione & Scott Felton
Career aviation instructors Anthony Cirincione and Scott Felton reveal the tools and techniques world class instructors use to stand out as the best of the best. Over the past 24 years they have continued to develop their skills and practice what they preach. Advanced Flight Instruction A Teaching Guide for Aviators is conveniently organized by the various settings in which we teach, you'll be able to refine your individual teaching style to be the best possible. For those instructing in the classroom, simulator, or aircraft, there are chapters specifically addressing each area. Use this guide to reach your maximum potential as an aviation instructor.
Note:The material in Advanced Flight Instruction: A Teaching Guide for Aviators is based on science, research, and experience. However it is technique, not procedure. Please view these techniques as core knowledge and competencies rather than an all inclusive reference. Teaching with excellence is a process that is never quite finished. The best instructors never stop learning. We are always looking for opportunities to teach others and, in-turn, develop ourselves. This guide should help with both.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- Chapter 1: Elements of Learning
- Book Knowledge; Cognition: Making Sense of Book Knowledge; Perception and Perceptual Speed; Psychomotor Skills; Decision Making Skills; Synthesis and Integration; Situational Awareness; Top 10 Errors
- Chapter 2: Learners and Students
- Expectations; Differences; Learning Styles - Sensory (Visual, Audible, Tactile), Cognitive (Inductive, Deductive, Contextual), Experiential; How to Use Learning Styles; Top 10 Errors
- Chapter 3: The Role of the Instructor
- Teaching Styles - Bucket Fillers, Expert Guides, Craftsmen; Responsibilities of an Instructor - To Other Instructors, To Students, Modeling, Good Performance; Learning and Teaching Summarized; Top 10 Errors
- Chapter 4: Teaching in the Classroom
- Organization, Presentation (Application, Association, Reinforcement); Feedback and Assessment; Presentation Tools; Top 10 Errors
- Chapter 5: Teaching during Flight Planning
- Organization: Planning to Plan; Teaching How to Plan Flights; Teaching During Flight Planning; Top 10 Errors
- Chapter 6: Teaching in the Aircraft
- Planning; Presentation - Focus on the Objectives, Create Experience, Brevity and the Timing of Instruction; Discipline - Recognizing Student Limitations, Losing the Training Wheels, Providing a Safety Net, Balance; Top 10 Errors
- Chapter 7: Teaching in the Brief
- Organization; Presentation - Presentation Tools; Assessment of Learning; Top 10 Errors
- Chapter 8: Teaching in the Simulator
- Time Management; What to Teach; How to Teach; Top 10 Errors
- Chapter 9: Teaching in the Debrief
- Preparation; Tape Review - Four-Part Format; Time Management, Holding Student Attention, Using Models; Other Teaching Habits for the Debrief; Top 10 Errors
- Chapter 10: Teaching and Evaluation
- What Teaching is Not; Show You are on the Student’s Side; On Being a Critic; Rules for Critiquing; Evaluation; When a Student Busts a Ride; Top 10 Errors
- Chapter 11: Writing he Gradesheet
- The Purpose of a Gradesheet; What to Write; Top 10 Errors
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