PLT 202

Certified Flight Instructor I

This course is the first of two phases to prepare the student as a Certified Flight Instructor. CFI I will build on PLT 201, Principles of Instruction to indoctrinate the student in the discipline of in-flight instruction. Focus will be on in-flight error detection and correction. While it is true that the transition from Private Pilot to CFI marks the point at which your dedication and training reaps financial benefits, most veteran pilots say the real benefit of being able to teach is how much you learn in doing it. Through the Commercial 1 began a process of familiarization with the Right Seat, this course will build on that familiarity to support your teaching while flying from that seat. This process, in fact, is merely a more directed form of the real-world CRM and SRM you have practiced from your first flights, and not only requires an ability to talk through all your procedures, but to learn to observe and direct others to do the same. For many, obtaining the Commercial and CFI Certificates is the culmination of a journey, for most, it truly is the start of another. By combining the experience of both simultaneously, the maneuvers, procedures, and understanding garnered in the respective syllabi support each other and enhance your overall training regimen.

Units: 0.0-3.0(2.0)