Definition
The specific, defined outcomes a student is working toward in a course of flight or ground instruction, such as earning a certificate or rating, completing a stage check, or mastering a particular skill or knowledge area.
Plain English
What the student is trying to achieve through training — the clear targets that show whether the training is working and when it is complete.
Context Anchor
Used in flight training discussions, lesson planning, and instructor-student conversations about progress and motivation.
Why Pilots Care
Keeps training focused, efficient, and motivating by giving every lesson a clear purpose and measurable endpoint.
Intuition Check
Do not think of training goals as vague hopes, such as “get better at flying.” In this context, they are clear targets for what the student should learn or be able to do.
Example Sentence 1
The instructor and student reviewed the training goals at the start of each lesson to make sure both were focused on the same outcome.
Example Sentence 2
Reviewing the training goals at the end of the flight helped the student see the progress made that day.