Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism - ATP Flight School Flashcards
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How can instructors help students learn?
By making each lesson enjoyable, challenging and interesting.
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What does it mean to provide adequate instruction?
To tailor the instruction to meet the needs of the individual student.
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How do instructors determine standards of performance?
By using the appropriate Practical Test Standards book.
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List seven ways instructors can minimize student frustration.
- Motivate students.
- Approach students as individuals
- Criticize constructively.
- Keep students informed.
- Be consistent.
- Admit errors.
- Give credit when due.
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How can you motivate a student?
By clearly explaining how the lesson will help the student achieve their goal.
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What does it mean to keep a student informed?
It means communicating a clear picture of the course, instructor expectations for a lesson, keeping them posted on their progress, and letting them know about examinations and schedule changes.
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Why should instructors approach students as individuals?
Because each student has unique goals and experiences. It is important to address the individual needs of each student, instead of teaching to the level of what is assumed to be an average student.
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What does it mean to give credit when credit is due?
Praise stimulates learning, and students like to know when they do well or achieve a goal. Only use praise when a student has earned it, otherwise the praise will become meaningless.
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Explain constructive criticism.
Constructive criticism is identifying student errors, then giving them feedback on how to correct those errors.
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What does it mean for an instructor to be consistent?
Consistency is having the same standard for each student every day. All students are held to the same standard, and the standards don’t change between flights.
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Why should an instructor admit errors?
Because everyone makes mistakes, and admitting an error will build trust and respect whereas covering up a mistake can diminish the student’s confidence in the instructor.
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Give some examples of physiological obstacles that flight students may experience.
Discomfort due to noise or vibrations, motion sickness, dehydration, etc.
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What does it mean to ensure student ability?
Ensuring student ability refers to an instructor’s responsibility to adequately assess a student pilot’s knowledge and skills prior to endorsing them for solo flight.
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Where can an instructor find the special emphasis areas that need to be covered with student pilots prior to solo flight?
The current version of the appropriate Practical Test Standards Book.
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What are ten things that a student must demonstrate proficiency in prior to endorsing them for solo flight?
- Make competent go/no-go decisions for every flight.
- Determine the location of all other traffic while in the pattern.
- Establish and maintain a stabilized approach.
- Determine wind direction and make proper control inputs.
- Manage the aircraft’s energy so landings occur at the touchdown point.
- Land with and maintain the proper pitch attitude.
- Keep the longitudinal axis parallel to and over the runway centerline.
- Correctly and positively respond to any abnormality or emergency.
- Communicate properly and effectively with other traffic and ATC.
- Perform a go-around or rejected landing if these conditions are not met.
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What are five qualities that are associated with instructor professionalism?
Sincerity, acceptance of the student, personal appearance and habits, demeanor, and proper language.
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What does it mean for an instructor to be sincere?
Instructors should be straightforward and honest about their own knowledge and skills.
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In what ways should an instructor accept a student?
Instructors should accept students as they are, including their faults and problems. Avoid degrading and ridiculing a student, and instead accept a student’s progress and encourage them with respect.
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How do personal appearance and habits affect instrucors?
Personal appearance impacts the instructor’s image. Customers expect instructors to look neat, clean and dressed appropriately for the teaching environment. Personal habits also impact an instructor’s image, and therefore it is important to be prompt, thoughful, and attentive to students.
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How does demeanor impact an instructor’s image?
Instructors with a positive attitude and calm, thoughtful behavior will put students at ease. Instructors should avoid distracting speech, contradictory behavior, unreasonable demands, and unfair criticism.
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Describe what proper language means for an instructor.
Instructors should speak normally and without inhibitions while being positive and descriptive without using profanity.
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What does it mean to evaluate a student’s ability?
Evaluation takes place when an instructor compares a student’s performance or demonstrated ability to the established standard for that lesson.
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During an evaluation, when should instructors inform students of their progress?
Either immediately after the maneuver or procedure, or at the conclusion of the lesson during the debrief.
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What should an instructor communicate to a student after an evaluation?
Instructors should review and compare the student’s demonstrations of the maneuver with the established standards. Explain errors and point out what is believed to have caused the deficiencies, and suggest what is needed to correct and improve them. Give positive feedback if the student performed within standards.
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When should an instructor correct a student’s error during an evaluation?
Instructors should allow the student to progress into the mistake, safety permitting, and allow them to recognize the mistake and correct. If the student doesn’t correct, or if the error compromises safety, take action.
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What is an instructor responsible for prior to endorsing a student to take a knowledge test?
Evaluate and ensure that they have adequate aeronautical knowledge of the areas listed in 14 CFR Part 61, and provide a written endorsement certifying that the student is competent to pass the knowledge test.
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Who is held accountable if a student fails a knowledge test?
The instructor who endorsed the student to take the test.
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If a student fails a written test, what is required before they can retake the test?
The instructor must sign the score report after providing additional training.
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What statement must an instructor make in regard to the written test before a practical test can be given?
The instructor must make a written statement/endorsement that the instructor reviewed the deficient areas on the applicant’s written test.
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What are an instructor’s responsibilities before sending a student to a practical test?
- Evaluate that the student’s knowledge and ability are at least within the appropriate PTS standards.
- Ensure that the student’s training is accurately logged and that they meet the eligibility requirements.
- Endorse the student to take the exam.
- Sign the 8710-1 application form.
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What must an instructor do if a student fails a practical test?
Provide additional training in the areas that were deficient, then give them an endorsement that states the additional training was given and that the student is prepared to pass the test.
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Why should instructors pursue professional development?
Because the aviation industry is constantly changing and evolving, and the instructor must keep up to date with the current practices, regulations, and procedures to ensure they are giving adequate and safe instruction.
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Where can instructors find current publications?
Online at www.faa.gov.
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What is a flight instructor refresher course?
An FAA-approved course that educates instructors and can be used to renew their CFI certificates.
