PA405 - INSTRUMENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR

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REQUIRED REFERENCES & MATERIALS:
 DOT/FAA/PM-43, "Aeronautical Decision Making for Instrument Pilots;
 " AC 61-27, "Instrument Flying Handbook
 " FAR Parts 61 and 91; The Airman's Information Manual;
 FAA Instrument Pilot Practical Test Standards.

LESSON ONE: Aeronautical Decision Making for Instrument Pilots
    Introduction to Aeronautical Decision Making
    Decision-making Concepts
    Balancing Risk While Flying
    The Attitude Inventory for Instrument Pilots
    Practice in Identifying Hazardous Attitudes
    Positive Responses for Hazardous Attitudes
    Understanding Social Influences in Aeronautical Decision Making
    Identifying and Reducing Stress
    Applying the Decision-Making Concepts

LESSON TWO: Fundamentals of Flight Instructing, Review
    The Learning Process
    Human Behavior
    Effective Communication
    The Teaching Process
    Teaching Methods
    The Instructor as a Critic
    Evaluation
    Instructional Aids
    Flight Instructor Characteristics
    Techniques of Flight Instruction
    Planning Instructional Activity

LESSON THREE: Medical Facts for Instrument Pilots
    Fitness for Flight
    Sensory Systems for Orientation
    Illusions and Disorientation
    Effects of Altitude, Hyperventilation, and Carbon Monoxide
    Cockpit Resource Management

LESSON FOUR: Aerodynamics Related to Instrument Flying
    The Four Fundamentals
    Pitch, Power and Trim
    Angle of Bank and Rate of Turn
    Angle of Bank and Load Factors
    Coordination of Controls

LESSON FIVE: Flight Instruments
    Functions and Characteristics
    Construction
    Malfunctions and Errors
    RMI, HSI, FDS

LESSON SIX: Attitude Instrument Flying
    Scan, Interpretation, Control
    Basic Maneuvers
    Unusual Attitudes
    Student Errors and Corrections
    Evaluating and Critiquing Student Performance

LESSON SEVEN: Navigation and Communication
    Electronic Navigation Aids, Ground and Airborne
    NavAid Capabilities and Limitations
    Radio Communications Facilities and Equipment
    Radio Communications Procedures, Techniques, and Phraseology

LESSON EIGHT: Instrument Flight Rules and Procedures
    Instrument Pilot Certifications, FAR Part 61
    Instrument Flight rules, FAR Part 91
    Instrument Flight Procedures, the Airman's Information Manual

LESSON NINE: Instrument Flight Planning
    Aviation Weather
    Radio Navigation Charts
    Routes and Airports
    Air Traffic Control

LESSON TEN: Emergencies
    Electronic Failures
    Flight Instrument Failures
    Airframe and Powerplant Failures
    Physical (Medical) or Emotional Problems

REVIEW, TESTING AND TEST CRITIQUES ARE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE TIMES SHOWN FOR THE LESSONS