AVF 271: Flight Instructor Instrument-Airplane

Credits 2 Lecture Hours 22
Provides the Flight Instructor applicant with the knowledge, skill and experience necessary to become an Instrument Instructor; includes flight time and critique.

Prerequisites

Commercial/instrument license, CFI single engine license and 10 hours as CFI with FII written passed and Chief Pilot approval.
Quarters Offered
Fall,
Winter,
Spring,
Summer
Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:

  1. Demonstrate the instructional ability, skill, aeronautical knowledge, and experience necessary to meet or exceed the standards listed in the appropriate FAA Practical Test Standards.
Institutional Outcomes
IO3 Human Relations/Workplace Skills: Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, ethics, appropriate safety awareness and/or workplace specific skills
Course Content Outline

COURSE OUTLINE - FLIGHT

  1. LESSON 1: BASIC INSTRUMENT REVIEW AND AIRCRAFT FAMILIARIZATION
    Objective: The student shall review instrument procedures from the right seat and develop the ability to analyze, explain, and execute basic IFR application.
  2. LESSON 2: IFR FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION REVIEW
    Objective: The student shall review basic instrument flying, VOR/ADF tracking/intercepts of preselected radials/bearings, and continue to develop the ability to explain and perform maneuvers simultaneously.
  3. LESSON 3: SIMULATOR FAMILIARIZATION AND REVIEW
    Objective: The student shall develop familiarity with the operators console and with the capabilities of the trainer.
  4. LESSON 4: HOLDING AND APPROACHES
    Objective: The student shall review selected maneuvers & perform each holding pattern entry and various approaches, including use of DME, while developing the ability to teach each procedure.
  5. LESSON 5: CROSS COUNTRY REVIEW AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
    Objective: The student shall review cross-country procedures, including emergency procedures, and further develop the ability to explain, teach, and correct errors.
  6. LESSON 6: RECOMMENDATION FLIGHT
    Objective: The student shall review the appropriate area of operation in the Instrument Instructor Practical Test Standards and show the required level of proficiency.

COURSE OUTLINE - GROUND TRAINING
Objective: The student shall review the material required for the Instrument Airplane rating and the associated Instrument Instructor rating.

  1. Human Factors
  2. Aerodynamic Factors
  3. Flight Instruments
  4. Airplane Attitude Instrument Flying
  5. Navigation Systems
  6. The National Airspace System
  7. The Air Traffic Control System
  8. IFR Flight
  9. Emergency Operations
  10. Miscellaneous
Department Guidelines

Evaluation is by in-flight demonstration of instrument instructional skills & an oral demonstration of the ability to teach the related aeronautical material.

Grading:
Satisfactory performance of all required maneuvers & procedures. Pass
Unsatisfactory performance of any required maneuvers or procedures. Fail