Techniques of Flight Instruction Flashcards

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What are some common obstacles to learning during flight instruction?

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  • Feeling of unfair treatment
  • Impatience to proceed to more interesting operations
  • Worry or lack of interest
  • Physical discomfort
  • Apathy due to inadequate instruction
  • Anxiety
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How does unfair treatment impact learning?

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Students who feel that their instructor’s demands are unrealistic or that the instructor is not teaching them well enough to achieve those demands will lose motivation and be discouraged.

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How can a student’s impatience impact learning?

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A student may be overly focused on the end goal which causes them to neglect developing foundational skills.

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How can worry or lack of interest impact learning?

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Students who are worried about their progress or about their personal life may be too distracted for instruction to be beneficial.

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How do physical discomfort, illness, fatigue, and dehydration impact learning?

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Physical discomfort or fatigue can be anywhere from a little distracting to an all-consuming experience for students. Be aware that a student’s health will enhance or detract from their ability to learn.

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How does apathy due to inadequate instruction impact learning?

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Students who feel that the instructor hasn’t prepared or isn’t capable will naturally lose interest and disengage from the lesson.

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How does anxiety impact learning?

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Students will focus on the things that make them feel uncomfortable or scared. Instructors should create an environment of safety and security so the student will be at ease and can focus on the lesson.

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What types of learning is the demonstration-peformance training delivery method primarily used for?

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Developing kinesthetic skills or physical skills.

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What are the phases of the demonstration-performance method?

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EDSIE

  1. Explanation
  2. Demonstration
  3. Student performance
  4. Instructor supervision
  5. Evaluation
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Describe the explanation phase.

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The explanation phase is accomplished during the preflight briefing and includes what will be taught, how it will be taught, and the lesson standard. This phase lays out the specific steps required to perform a maneuver.

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Describe the demonstration phase.

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During the demonstration phase the instructor will show the student how to accomplish each step in the maneuver.

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Describe the student performance and instructor supervision phases.

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The student will perform the task while the instructor observes the student. The instructor will take note of what was done correctly and incorrectly and comment accordingly.

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Describe the evaluation phase.

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The instructor explains how the student’s performance compares to the objective and gives suggestions of how the student should prepare for the next lesson.

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What is the common practice for positive exchange of the flight controls?

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To ensure that there is a clear understanding of who has the flight controls, students and instructors should use a three-step verbal and visual exchange of controls. Instructor - “your controls”, student - “my controls”, instructor - “your controls.” The instructor should also visually confirm that the student has taken the controls.

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Describe the sterile cockpit rule.

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The sterile cockpit rule requires Part 121 (airline) flight crews to refrain from nonessential activities (like irrelevant conversation) during critical phases of flight to enhance safety. While not required by law, it is a good practice to keep a sterile cockpit in the training environment.

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What are considered “critical phases of flight” for the purpose of the sterile cockpit rule?

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  • All ground operations involving taxi, takeoff, or landing.
  • All flight operations below 10,000’, except for cruise flight.
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What is the purpose of introducing distractions during flight training?

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Most stall/spin accidents occur when the pilot was distracted. Instructors are encouraged to incorporate realistic distractions to help students develop the ability to divide attention and stay focused on crucial elements of flight.

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Describe integrated flight instruction.

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During integrated flight instruction, students learn to perform flight maneuvers both by outside visual references and by reference to flight instruments. Instrument reference is included from the very first time a new maneuver is taught. The student learns that the control inputs are the same, regardless of which references you use.

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What are the benefits of using integrated flight instruction?

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  • Students develop habits of monitoring aircraft and engine performance as part of their scan.
  • Use of the instruments encourages the student to fly more precisely, improving landings, navigation, and aircraft performance.
  • Students will have more instrument skills in the event of inadvertent flight into IMC.
  • Students will be in the habit of looking outside for other aircraft.
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What is the function of an assessment?

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An assessment determines how, what, and how well a student is learning.

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What should the instructor compare the student’s performance to?

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The predetermined standards used for that lesson.

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When should an instructor give an assessment?

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Either immediately after the maneuver, or at the conclusion of the flight during the post-flight debrief.

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How can an instructor assess a student during solo flight?

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  • Discuss the upcoming flight during the pre-solo brief.
  • During the flight, listen on a portable radio and watch the student from the ground.
  • Discuss how the flight went and answer any student questions during the post-flight debrief.
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When should an instructor correct student errors?

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Safety permitting, instructors should give the students an opportunity to identify and correct the error before taking the controls.

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What is an instructor’s responsibility prior to soloing a student pilot?

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The instructor should require the student pilot to demonstrate consistent ability to perform all the fundamental maneuvers.

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What are the four main elements/concepts of system safety in aviation?

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  1. Risk management
  2. Aeronautical decision making
  3. Situational awareness
  4. Single-pilot resource management (SRM)
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Define aeronautical decision making (ADM).

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The systematic approach to the mental process used by aircraft pilots to consistently determine the best course of action in response to a given set of circumstances.

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Define risk management.

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A decision-making process designed to systematically identify hazards, assess the degree of risk, and determine the best course of action associated with each flight.

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Define situational awareness.

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The accurate perception and understanding of all the factors and conditions within the four fundamental risk elements that affect safety before, during, and after the flight.

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Define single pilot resource management (SRM).

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The art and science of managing all resources available to a single pilot to ensure the successful outcome of the flight.