My CFI Book Samples

1) Fundamentals of Instructing

1. Human Behavior
2. The Learning Process
3. Effective Communication
4. The Teaching Process
5. Assessment
6. Planning Instructional Activity
7. Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism
8. Techniques of Flight Instruction
9. Teaching Risk Management

2) General Subjects

1. Aeromedical Factors
2. Visual Scanning and Collision Avoidance
3. Principles of Flight
4. Flight Controls
5. Flight Instruments
6. Powerplants and Propellers
7. Airplane Systems
8. Airport Signs, Markings, and Lighting
9. Radio Communications and ATC Services
10. Airspace and Weather Minimums
11. Security Related Airspace
12. Pilot Deviations and Runway Incursions
13. Federal Aviation Regulations
14. Investigative and Enforcement Procedures
15. Transportation Security Administration

3) Advanced Subjects

1. Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
2. Navigational Facilities and Instruments
3. Area Navigation
4. IFR Departure Procedures
5. IFR En Route Procedures
6. IFR Arrival and Approach Procedures
7. Holding Procedures
8. Multi-Engine Airplanes
9. Tailwheel Airplanes

4) Preflight Preparation and Procedures

1. Risk Management
2. Flight Deck Management
3. Airworthiness Requirements
4. Instrument and Equipment Requirements
5. Maintenance, Inspections, and Repairs
6. Weight and Balance
7. Aircraft Performance
8. Inflight Emergencies
9. Aviation Publications
10. Navigation and Flight Planning
11. Aviation Weather
12. Aviation Weather Services

5) Airport and Ground Operations

1. Preflight Inspection
2. Engine Starting
3. Taxiing
4. Before-Takeoff Check
5. Traffic Patterns
6. Normal and Crosswind Takeoff and Climb
7. Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb
8. Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb
9. Rejected Takeoff
10. Engine Failure After Liftoff – ASEL
11. Normal and Crosswind Approach and Landing
12. Short-Field Approach and Landing
13. Soft-Field Approach and Landing
14. Power-Off 180-Degree Approach and Landing
15. Emergency Approach and Landing
16. Forward Slip to a Landing
17. Go-Around/Rejected Landing
18. After Landing, Parking, and Securing

6) Flight Operations

1. Basic Flight Maneuvers
2. Basic Instrument Maneuvers
3. Steep Turns
4. Steep Spirals
5. Chandelles
6. Lazy Eights
7. Rectangular Course
8. S-Turns
9. Turns Around a Point
10. Eights on Pylons
11. Stall Awareness
12. Spin Awareness
13. Maneuvering During Slow Flight
14. Power-Off Stalls
15. Power-On Stalls
16. Accelerated Maneuver Stalls
17. Cross-Controlled Stalls
18. Elevator Trim Stalls
19. Secondary Stalls
20. Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes
21. Systems and Equipment Malfunctions
22. Emergency Descent
23. Airspeed/Drag Demonstration
24. Vmc Demonstration

7) Instructor Resources

1. IACRA Instructor’s Guide
2. Pilot Training and Testing Standards
3. Professional Aviation Organizations and Programs
4. PIC Flight Time Scenarios
5. Common Training Questions
6. Remote Pilot Certificates
7. Issuance of a Student Pilot Certificate
8. Conduct of a Flight Review
9. Conduct of an Instrument Proficiency Check
10. Conduct of a Sport Pilot Proficiency Check
11. Conduct of Aircraft Transition Training
12. Conduct of Upset Prevention and Recovery Training
13. Renewal of Instructor Certificates
14. Pilot Certification Memory Aid
15. Initial Pilot Certificate Comparison
16. Instructor Endorsement Guide
17. Sample Endorsements

8) Appendix

1. FOI Quick Review
2. Risk Management Quick Review
3. Aeromedical Factors Quick Review
4. IFR Quick Review
5. V-Speed Quick Review
6. FAR/AIM Quick Reference
7. Aviation Mnemonics
8. Aviation Rules of Thumb
9. Phonetic Alphabet
10. Duration of Medical Certificates
11. Primary and Supporting Instruments
12. Interception Procedures
13. Stabilized Approach Criteria
14. Energy Management Matrix
15. Airspace Rules and Weather Minimums
16. Stratification of the U.S. Airspace System
17. Relationships of Decision-Making Models
18. Crosswind and Headwind Component Chart
19. Braking Action Codes and Definitions Matrix
20. METAR and TAF Abbreviations
21. Common NOTAM Contractions
22. Common Aviation Units and Conversions
23. Density Altitude Chart
24. ICAO Standard Atmosphere

Supplements

Practical Test Areas of Operation

1. Sport Pilot Areas of Operation
2. Private Pilot Areas of Operation
3. Instrument Rating Areas of Operation
4. Commercial Pilot Areas of Operation
5. ATP Areas of Operation
6. Sport Pilot Flight Instructor Areas of Operation
7. Flight Instructor–ASEL Areas of Operation
8. Flight Instructor–AMEL Areas of Operation
9. Flight Instructor–Instrument Areas of Operation

Solo Checklists

1. Presolo Checklist – ASEL
2. Presolo Cross-Country Checklist – ASEL

Practical Test Checklists

1. Practical Test Checklist
2. Part 61: Additional Category or Class Rating
3. Part 61: Sport Pilot Checklist
4. Part 61: Recreational Pilot Checklist
5. Part 61: ASEL Private Pilot Checklist
6. Part 61: AMEL Private Pilot Checklist
7. Part 61: Instrument Rating Checklist
8. Part 61: ASEL Commercial Pilot Checklist
9. Part 61: AMEL Commercial Pilot Checklist
10. Part 61: AMEL ATP Checklist
11. Part 61: Sport Pilot Flight Instructor Checklist
12. Part 61: Flight Instructor Checklist
13. Part 141: ASEL Private Pilot Checklist
14. Part 141: ASEL Instrument Rating Checklist
15. Part 141: ASEL Commercial Pilot Checklist
16. Part 141: AMEL ATP Checklist

Briefing Aids

1. Crew Briefings and Callouts
2. Flight Lesson Briefing Guide
3. Ground Training Rubric
4. Flight Maneuver Rubric
5. Approach and Landing Rubric
6. Flight Scenario Rubric

Instructor Checklists

1. Flight Review Checklist
2. Instrument Proficiency Check Checklist
3. Light-Sport Aircraft Transition Checklist
4. Experimental Airplane Transition Checklist
5. High-Performance Airplane Training Checklist
6. Complex Airplane Training Checklist
7. Tailwheel Airplane Training Checklist
8. Pressurized Airplane Training Checklist
9. Upset Prevention and Recovery Training Checklist

Flight Planning Forms

1. Weather Briefing Record
2. VFR Cross-Country Checklist
3. IFR Cross-Country Checklist

Training Forms

1. Endorsement Records
2. Flight Risk Assessment Tool
3. Hazardous Attitude Self-Assessment Test
4. Personal Minimums Worksheet
5. Personal Proficiency Plan Worksheet
6. Case Study Worksheet
7. Aircraft Performance Profiles
8. Ramp Inspection Checklist
9. Flight Computer Practice Problems
10. Knowledge Test Deficiencies
11. Presolo Written Exam