Handbook was developed by the Flight Standards Service, Airman Testing Standards Branch, in cooperation with aviation educators and industry to help beginning instructors understand and apply the fundamentals of instruction. This handbook provides aviation instructors with up-to-date information on learning and teaching, and how to relate this information to the task of teaching aeronautical knowledge and skills to students. Experienced aviation instructors will also find the updated information useful for improving their effectiveness in training activities. Chapters include: Human Behavior; The Learning Process; Effective Communication; The Teaching Process; Planning Instructional Activity; Assessment; Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism; Techniques of Flight Instruction; Risk Management; Appendix: References; Developing a Test Item Bank; Certificates, Ratings, and Endorsements; Personal Minimums Checklist; Flight Instructor Endorsements; Relationships of Decision-Making Models; Glossary; Index

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