Common Course Outline

Course discipline/number/title AVIA 2610: Flight Instructor Lab

Catalog Description

Credits 2
Hours/Week 4
Prerequisites (Course discipline/number) AVIA 2200, AVIA 2250, AVIA 2251
Other requirements Requires current medical certificate, airport security clearance, not PSEO eligible. Completion of prerequisite program courses with a C or better and program approval to register.
MnTC Goals (if any) NA

Course Description

This course will provide the knowledge and skill necessary to earn a Federal Aviation Administration Flight (FAA) Instructor License. This lab includes instruction in teaching techniques, 16 hours of one-on one ground instruction and 25 hours of flight instruction an airplane or flight training device with an FAA Certified Flight Instructor or solo to gain the level of proficiency required to pass the FAA Flight Instructor practical test. Instruction includes requirements as listed in the Federal Aviation Regulations.

Date Last Revised (Month, year)

November, 2022

Outline of Major Content Areas

  1. Single pilot resource management
  2. Risk management
  3. Situational awareness
  4. Task management
  5. Pre-takeoff ground operations
  6. Preflight inspection
  7. Cockpit management
  8. Engine start
  9. Taxiing
  10. Airport ground control
  11. Runway and taxi way markings
  12. Before takeoff check
  13. Airport operations
  14. Radio communications
  15. Air Traffic Control (ATC) light signals
  16. Traffic patterns
  17. Takeoffs, landings and go-arounds – short and soft field operations
  18. Fundamentals of flight
  19. Straight and level turns
  20. Climbing and descending turns
  21. Performance maneuvers
  22. Steep turns
  23. Steep spirals
  24. Chandelles
  25. Lazy eights
  26. Ground reference maneuvers
  27. Turns around a point
  28. S turns across a road
  29. Rectangular course
  30. Eights on a pylon
  31. Slow flight stalls and spins
  32. Power-on stalls and power-off stalls
  33. Cross controlled stalls
  34. Elevator trim stalls
  35. Spin awareness
  36. Emergency operations
  37. Emergency descents
  38. Emergency approach and landing
  39. Emergency equipment
  40. After landing ground operations
  41. Post landing taxi and parking
  42. Post flight procedures

Learning Outcomes (General)

The student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate proficiency in all areas defined in the Flight Instructor Practical Test Standards.
  2. Meet or exceed the Federal Aviation Administration standards for aeronautical knowledge, aeronautical experience, and flight proficiency for passing the FAA Flight Instructor practical test.

Learning Outcomes (MnTC)

NA

Methods for Evaluation of Student Learning

Methods may include but are not limited to:

RCTC Core Outcome(s)

This course contributes to meeting the following RCTC Core Outcome(s):

Critical Thinking
Students will think systematically and explore information thoroughly before accepting or formulating a position or conclusion.

Special Information (if any)

None