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1) Fundamentals of Instructing
- Human Behavior and Effective Communication
- The Learning Process
- The Teaching Process
- Assessment and Critique
- Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism
- Techniques of Flight Instruction
- Planning Instructional Activity
- Risk Management
2) Technical Subject Areas
- Aeromedical Factors
- Runway Incursion Avoidance
- Visual Scanning and Collision Avoidance
- Principles of Flight
- Airplane Flight Controls
- Weight and Balance
- Night Operations
- High Altitude Operations
- Regulations and Publications
- National Airspace System
- Logbook Entries and Endorsements
- Cold Weather Operations
- High Density Altitude Operations
- Navigation and Flight Planning – VFR
- Navigation Systems and Radar Services – VFR
3) Preflight Preparation
- Certificates and Documents
- Weather Information
- Operation of Systems
- Flight Instruments
- Performance and Limitations
- Airworthiness Requirements
4) Preflight Procedures
- Preflight Inspection
- Flight Deck Management
- Engine Starting
- Taxiing
- Before-Takeoff Check
- Instrument Flight Deck Check – IFR
5) Airport Operations
- Communications and ATC Light Signals
- Traffic Patterns
- Airport Signs, Markings, and Lighting
6) Takeoffs, Landings and Go-Arounds
- Normal and Crosswind Takeoff and Landing
- Short-Field Takeoff and Landing
- Soft-Field Takeoff and Landing
- Forward Slip to a Landing
- Go-Around/Rejected Landing
- Power-Off, 180-Degree Approach and Landing
7) Fundamentals of Flight
- Basic Flight Maneuvers
8) Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers
- Steep Turns
- Steep Spirals
- Chandelles
- Lazy Eights
- Ground Reference Maneuvers
- Eights on Pylons
9) Slow Flight, Stalls, and Spins
- Maneuvering During Slow Flight
- Proficiency Stalls
- Demonstration Stalls
- Spin Awareness
10) Basic Instrument Maneuvers
- Fundamental Instrument Maneuvers
- Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes
11) Emergency Operations
- Engine Failure After Liftoff
- Emergency Approach and Landing
- Systems and Equipment Malfunctions
- Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear
- Emergency Descent
- Inadvertent VFR Flight Into IMC
12) Multi-Engine Operations
- Introduction to Multi-Engine Airplanes
- Vmc Demonstration
- Airspeed/Drag Demonstration
- Engine Failure During Takeoff Before Vmc
- Engine Failure After Liftoff
- Maneuvering with One Engine Inoperative
- Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine
- Instrument Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine
13) Instrument Flight Training
- Navigation and Flight Planning – IFR
- Navigation Equipment – IFR
- Intercepting and Tracking Courses
- Nonprecision Instrument Approach
- Precision Instrument Approach
- Missed Approach
- Circling Approach
- Approach with Loss of Primary Flight Instrument Indicators
- Holding Procedures
14) Postflight Procedures
- After Landing, Parking, and Securing
15) Additional Lessons
- Accident Case Studies
- Preflight and Postflight Briefings
- Introductory Flight
- Local Area Familiarization
- Transition to Light-Sport Airplanes
- Transition to Experimental Airplanes
- Transition to High-Performance Airplanes
- Transition to Complex Airplanes
- Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes
- Transition to Pressurized Airplanes
- Upset Prevention and Recovery Training
- Practical Test Preparation
- Flight Review
- Instrument Proficiency Check