Nicoletta Fala, Ph.D.
Aerospace Engineering Assistant Professor @ OKState, Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor
LESSON PLANS AND OTHER RESOURCES
PURDUE PILOTS, INC. STUDY GROUP
I am in the process of preparing a workbook for the members of Purdue Pilots, Inc. to help them study and prepare for the PPL written test. This is a work in progress that I hope to complete in the next week. Here's a draft in its present condition! Please email me if you would like to use it for your flying club!
PRIVATE PILOT AIRPLANE
I prepared the following lesson plans while working towards my CFI-A. Some of them may be incomplete or erroneous.
Area of Operation I -- Fundamentals of Instruction
Task A: Human Behavior and Effective Communication
Task B: The Learning Process
Task C: The Teaching Process
Task D: Assessment and Critique
Task E: Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism
Task F: Techniques of Flight Instruction (Powerpoint slides available.)
Task G: Risk Management
Area of Operation II -- Technical Subject Areas
Task A: Aeromedical Factors
Task B: Runway Incursion Avoidance
Task C: Visual Scanning and Collision Avoidance
Task D: Principles of Flight
Task E: Airplane Flight Controls (Powerpoint slides available.)
Task F: Airplane Weight and Balance
Task G: Navigation and Flight Planning
Task H: Night Operations
Task I: High Altitude Operations
Task J: 14 CFR and Publications
Task K: National Airspace System
Task L: Navigation Systems and Radar Services
Task M: Logbook Entries and Certificate Endorsements
Area of Operation III -- Preflight Preparation
Word of caution: this Area of Operation still needs quite a bit of work...
Task A: Certificates and Documents
Task B: Weather Information
Task C: Operation of Systems (Powerpoint slides available.)
Task D: Performance and Limitations
Task E: Airworthiness Requirements
Area of Operation IV -- Preflight Lesson on a Maneuver to be Performed in Flight
This Area of Operation uses lesson plans from other Areas. Refer to Areas of Operation VII to XII.
Area of Operation V -- Preflight Procedures
Tasks E and F refer to Seaplane operations--not covered here.
Task A: Preflight Inspection
Task B: Cockpit Management
Task C: Engine Starting
Task D: Taxiing
Task G: Before Takeoff Check