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Aerodynamics & Principles of Flight

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Fundamentals of Instructing

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Effects of human behavior and communication on the learning process
The learning process
Course development, lesson plans and classroom training techniques
Student evaluation, assessment and testing
Elements of effective teaching in a professional environment
Elements of effective teaching that include risk management and accident prevention

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Human Behavior & the Learning Process

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Communication & Teaching Methods

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Assessment & Testing

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Planning Instructional Activity

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The Professional Instructor

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Techniques of Flight Instruction

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Risk Management & Decision-Making

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Certificates, Ratings & Endorsements

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Teaching Risk Management

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Aircraft, Systems and Performance

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Principles of flight
Aircraft flight controls and operation of systems
Performance and limitations
High altitude operations — supplemental oxygen
High altitude operations — pressurization

You’re training single-engine. · 1 task here is multi-engine only

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Airspace, Navigation and Operations

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National airspace system
Navigation systems and radar services
Navigation and cross-country flight planning
Visual scanning and collision avoidance
Runway incursion avoidance
Night operations

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Human Factors, Regulations and Endorsements

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Human factors
14 CFR and publications
Endorsements and logbook entries

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Aerodynamics & Principles of Flight

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Aircraft Systems

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Performance, Weight & Balance

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The National Airspace System

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Regulations, Documents & Airworthiness

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Night Operations

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The Complex & Technically Advanced Airplane

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Preflight Preparation

Flight Proficiency

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Pilot qualifications
Airworthiness requirements
Weather information

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Preflight Lesson on a Maneuver

Flight Proficiency

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Maneuver lesson

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Preflight Procedures

5 maneuvers · 160 words

Flight Proficiency

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Preflight assessment
Flight deck management
Engine starting
Taxiing, airport signs and lighting
Before takeoff check

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Airport Operations

2 maneuvers · 171 words

Flight Proficiency

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Communications, light signals and runway lighting systems
Traffic patterns

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Takeoffs, Landings & Go-Arounds

9 maneuvers · 162 words

Flight Proficiency

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Normal takeoff and climb
Normal approach and landing
Soft-field takeoff and climb
Soft-field approach and landing
Short-field takeoff and maximum performance climb
Short-field approach and landing
Slip to a landing
Go-around / rejected landing
Power-off 180° accuracy approach and landing

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Fundamentals of Flight

4 maneuvers · 104 words

Flight Proficiency

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Straight-and-level flight
Level turns
Straight climbs and climbing turns
Straight descents and descending turns

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Performance & Ground Reference Maneuvers

6 maneuvers · 136 words

Flight Proficiency

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Steep turns
Steep spiral
Chandelles
Lazy eights
Ground reference maneuvers
Eights on pylons

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Slow Flight, Stalls & Spins

9 maneuvers · 146 words

Flight Proficiency

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Maneuvering during slow flight
Demonstration of flight characteristics at various configurations and airspeeds
Power-off stalls
Power-on stalls
Accelerated stalls
Cross-controlled stall demonstration
Elevator trim stall demonstration
Secondary stall demonstration
Spin awareness and spins

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Basic Instrument Maneuvers

5 maneuvers · 218 words

Flight Proficiency

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Straight-and-level flight (instruments)
Constant airspeed climbs (instruments)
Constant airspeed descents (instruments)
Turns to headings (instruments)
Recovery from unusual flight attitudes

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Emergency Operations

4 maneuvers · 81 words

Flight Proficiency

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Emergency descent
Emergency approach and landing (simulated)
Systems and equipment malfunctions
Emergency equipment and survival gear

You’re training single-engine. · 3 tasks here are multi-engine only

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Multiengine Operations

Flight Proficiency

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Postflight Procedures

1 maneuver · 17 words

Flight Proficiency

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After landing, parking and securing

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