Definition
An FAA publication (FAA-H-8083-9, current edition) that provides instructors with the fundamentals of teaching, learning theory, lesson planning, evaluation, and professional standards used to train pilots and other airmen.
Plain English
It is the FAA's main book for flight and ground instructors. It teaches the teachers how to teach.
Context Anchor
Seen in FAA handbook lists and instructor training references, especially when a pilot is preparing to become a flight instructor or ground instructor.
Why Pilots Care
Instructors use it to improve their teaching skills, which helps student pilots learn more efficiently and reduces training dropouts.
Intuition Check
Do not confuse this with a handbook that teaches basic flying facts or aircraft systems. This handbook is mainly about how to teach aviation, not about learning every flying subject from the beginning.
Example Sentence 1
Before her CFI checkride, she reviewed the Aviation Instructor's Handbook to refresh her knowledge of lesson planning and the learning process.
Example Sentence 2
Before their checkride, the CFI candidate reviewed key chapters from the Aviation Instructor's Handbook on lesson planning.