Definition
The opening segment of a structured flight or ground lesson in which the instructor states what will be covered, why it matters, and what the student will be expected to do by the end. It typically contains three elements: the attention step (something that engages the student's interest), the motivation step (why the lesson is relevant to them), and the overview (a clear statement of the lesson objective and how it will be conducted).
Plain English
The start of a lesson where the instructor tells the student what they're going to learn, why it's worth learning, and what they'll be doing during the lesson.
Context Anchor
Seen in flight instructor lesson plans and in discussions of how to organize a teaching session.
Derivation
Lesson comes from an older word meaning “a reading” or “something to be learned.” Introduction comes from Latin roots meaning “to lead in.” Together, the phrase points to the part of a lesson that leads the learner into the subject.
Why Pilots Care
A clear introduction sets the student up to learn efficiently. If the student doesn't know what the lesson is about or why it matters, the rest of the lesson lands poorly and training time is wasted. Instructors who skip or rush this step routinely produce confused students.
Intuition Check
A Lesson Introduction is not just a greeting or casual small talk. It is the planned opening that points the student toward the lesson’s purpose.
Example Sentence 1
The CFI began the lesson introduction by explaining that today's flight would focus on slow flight and stall recognition, and why those skills matter before solo.
Example Sentence 2
During the Lesson Introduction the CFI explained how today’s steep-turn practice would build directly on last week’s turns-around-a-point work.