FOI: Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism (Task E) Flashcards
Professional Development: Instructor Responsibilities- HEMPSS
HEMPSS
- Helping Students Learn
- Emphasize the positive
- Minimizing Student frustrations
- Provide adequate instruction
- Standards of performance
- Safety
Instructor Responsibilities: Helping Students Learn
- Learning should be enjoyable
- Helps student maintain high level of motivation
- Standards helps students learn
- People want to feel useful
Instructor Responsibilities: Emphasize the positive
- Instructor’s conduct and attitude influence student’s perception of aviation and the school
- Focus on positive aspects
Instructor Responsibilities: Minimizing Student Frustrations
-Pilots don’t want to be students, give the ability to measure, or see an end in sight
Ways to Minimize Student Frustrations- MACKBAG
MACKBAG
- Motivate Students
- Approach students as individuals
- Criticize constructively
- Keep students informed
- Be consistent
- Admit error
- Give credit when due
Instructor Responsibilities: Providing Adequate Instruction
- Have genuine interest in well being of student
- Ensure adequate instruction is provided
- Tailor instruction to the individuals
Instructor Responsibilities: Standards of performance
- Instructor responsible for training an applicant to standards
- PTS/ACS is a testing document not a teaching document
Instructor Responsibilities: Ensuring Aviation safety
SAFETY IS #1 PRIORITY
Safety practices of Instructors will be picked up by the students
Additional Flight Instructor Responsibilities- PEEP PASS
PEEP PASS
- Pilot supervision
- Evaluation of student piloting ability
- Endorsements for Flight Instruction
- Practical Test recommendations
- Additional training and endorsements
- Pilot Proficiency
- See and avoid responsibility
- Student’s pre-solo flight thought process
Instructor Responsibilities: Physiological Obstacle for Flight Students
- Students may react to unfamiliar noises, vibrations, due to G-forces
- Can be difficult obstacles
Instructor Responsibilities: Ensuring student skill sets
- Skills required prior to solo flight
- How to utilize ATC
- Observing student without intervention
- Special emphasis should be reviewed
Professionalism- SADPP
SADPP
- Sincerity: be honest and straight forward
- Acceptance of the Student: accept the student as they are
- Demeanor: Must have positive attitude, respect student, be consistent, and kind
- Personal Appearance and Habits: dress appropriately
- Proper Language: avoid profanity, speak positively
Evaluation of Student Ability: Demonstration Ability
-Evaluation based on established standard and development
Evaluation of Student Ability: Keeping the student informed
- Important to keep your student informed
- Critique honestly and often
- Address deficiencies with corrections
Evaluation of Student Ability: Correction of Student erros
-Correction of student error does not include taking over immediately when a mistake occurs
