Michael D. Hayes - Flight Instructor Oral Exam Guide: The Comprehensive Guide to Prepare You for the FAA Oral Exam

Flight Instructor Oral Exam Guide
Sixth Edition
by Michael D. Hayes

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19942012 Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
All rights reserved. Sixth Edition published 2012.

No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, xerographic, audio/visual record, or otherwise, without the written permission from the publisher. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and Michael D. Hayes assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. None of the material in this guide supersedes any documents, procedures, or regulations issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.

ASA-OEG-CFI6-EB
ePub ISBN 978-1-61954-027-9
Kindle ISBN 978-1-61954-028-6
LC# 94-42322

This guide is dedicated to the many talented students, pilots, and flight instructors I have had the opportunity to work with over the years. Also special thanks to Mark Hayes, David Sickler, the staff at Howell Aircraft Service, and the many others who supplied the patience, encouragement, and understanding necessary to complete the project.

M.D.H.

Introduction

The Certified Flight Instructor Oral Exam Guide is a comprehensive guide designed for commercial pilots who are involved in training for the initial Flight Instructor Certificate.

This guide was originally designed for use in a Part 141 school but has quickly become popular with those training under 14 CFR Part 61 who are not affiliated with an approved school. It will also prove beneficial to flight instructors who wish to refresh their knowledge or who are preparing to renew their flight instructor certificate.

The Flight Instructor Practical Test StandardsAirplane book (FAA-S-8081-6) specifies the areas in which knowledge and skill must be demonstrated by the applicant before issuance of a flight instructor certificate with the associated category and class ratings. The Certified Flight Instructor Oral Exam Guide contains questions on the procedures and maneuvers in the Private Pilot, Commercial Pilot, and Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards. The performance standards for those procedures and maneuvers are also included; these standards should be mostly up to the skill level expected of the Commercial Pilot (FAA-S-8081-12), unless the maneuver only appears in the Private Pilot Practical Test StandardsAirplane (FAA-8081-14). In the latter case, the skill level expected of the flight instructor applicant is supposed to be more precise than that of a private pilot applicant, determined at the discretion of the examiner (FAA-S-8081-6).

During the exam, an FAA examiner will attempt to determine that the applicant is able to make a practical application of the fundamentals of instructing and is competent to teach the subject matter, procedures, and maneuvers included in the standards to students with varying backgrounds and levels of experience and ability. Through very intensive post-CFI-checkride de-briefings, we have provided you with the questions most consistently asked along with the information or the appropriate reference necessary for a knowledgeable response.

This guide may be supplemented with other comprehensive study materials as noted in parentheses after each question; for example: (FAA-H-8083-9). The abbreviations for these materials and their titles are listed below. Ensure that the latest revision of these references is used when reviewing for the test. Also, check the ASA website at www.asa2fly.com for the latest updates to this book; all the latest changes in FAA procedures and regulations that affect these questions will be listed there. In addition to the regular question-and-answer sessions in each chapter, questions for further review have been included at the end of sections. These additional questions are designed to be good study aids for the references below, upon which they are based.