Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Piloting)

Aims & Objectives:

• Demonstrate sound understanding of the aeronautical knowledge subjects from the Day VFR Syllabus; including the ability to demonstrate a clear understanding of the theoretical aspects of the lesson topics and be able to provide accurate explanations
• Be able to demonstrate instructional technique including the use of questioning, teaching aids, lesson planning, preparation, and management of the learning environment
• Be able to demonstrate confidence and fluency of delivery – speech should be clear, deliberate and instruction should be relevant
• Be able to deliver ground component debriefing
• Be able to demonstrate flight manoeuvres displaying technique; the method by which a manoeuvre is performed. Judgement, applicable to all manoeuvres especially in respect of wind strength, use of power and flap, allowance for drift and landing technique, smoothness and accuracy; in the control of height, airspeed, direction and trim

Teaching Methods:

Pre and post flight briefing.  Practical Flight Instruction in air craft and classroom. Roleplay of simulated flight and ground instructional sequences.

Assessment:

Generic Skills Outcomes:

•  Are capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
• Are aware of environments in which they will be contributing
• Are adaptable and manage change

Content:

The ground and air syllabuses undertaken by applicants for a flight instructor (aeroplane) rating grade 3 is divided into theoretical and air training, although in practice the 2 areas are interrelated and complementary. Theoretical training is oriented towards providing the junior instructor with knowledge of elementary learning processes and the practical aspects of instructional principles. In addition to the ground training course, additional experience in the conduct of pre-flight and post-flight briefings is acquired by the trainee instructor for each of the airborne sequences in the syllabus.

• Learning theory, definition of learning, perception, types of perception and factors affecting perception
• Transfer (positive and negative), motivation (positive and negative)    
• Factors which aid and hinder the learning process 
• Instructional techniques, effective communication, teaching methods, lecture, theory and skill lessons, guided discussion, briefing
• Questioning techniques
• Application of learning and teaching principles to airborne instruction
• Aids to instruction, types of aids, how to use teaching aids
• Behavioural objectives
• Lesson planning, conducting a lesson period and pre-flight briefing
• Practice in conducting instructional periods and pre-flight briefings.

• Effect of controls effects of airspeed, slipstream and power changes, effects of ancillary controls
• Straight and level flight, normal cruise, balance, trimming, straight and level at different airspeeds
• Climbing/descending normal climb, maximum rate, maximum angle climb, effects of flap, undercarriage, power, powered descents, gliding
• Turning medium bank level turns, climbing and descending turns, spirals, steep turns, level and descending, maximum rate turns
• Stalling stall symptoms, incipient recovery, fully developed recovery, effects of power, flap, undercarriage, stalling in turns; at higher speeds, incipient spin
• Spinning, recovery from fully developed spin The spinning sequence is to be a dual sequence only and is included to ensure that flight instructor trainees are proficient at spin recovery techniques before teaching incipient spinning.
• Approach techniques and basic circuits, engine assisted approach, effect of power and flap, use of controls to maintain approach path, normal circuit, landing techniques, tricycle, 3 point and wheel, if appropriate, take-off technique including touch-and-go, go-round technique, sideslipping if appropriate to aircraft
• Advanced circuits, flapless approach, glide approach, crosswind circuits and landings, short take-offs and landings, ALA operations
• Emergency procedures forced landings with and without power, engine failure after take-off procedure, flight in poor visibility, flight at low level, precautionary search, fire drills, aircraft system malfunction
• Pilot navigation preparation, map reading techniques, medium and low level navigation, techniques, air traffic control procedures within and outside controlled airspace, diversion procedure, lost procedure
• Basic instrument flying spatial disorientation, instrument interpretation and selective, cross reference techniques, instrument errors, instrument flying techniques (full and limited panel), steep turns recovery from unusual attitudes (full and limited panel)
• Night flying, take-off and circuit procedures

• TAADES402A
• TAADEL404A
• TAADEL301A
• TAAASS401A
• TAADEL401A
• TAAASS402A
• TAADEL402A
• TAAASS403A
• TAADEL403A
• TAAASS404A

Textbooks:

Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Flight Instructors Manual

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