eliteflight
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I just started working with my first Initial CFI student, and I have a question about preparing lesson plans for the checkride.
I got my Initial CFI back in 2001, after working on it for two years (part-time while working full-time). During those two years, I worked with several instructors. Some insisted that you must have a complete library of written lesson plans for the checkride, while others said you only needed the one for the lesson the examiner wanted you to teach.
This was back when there was the option of taking the initial CFI checkride with a DPE, which I did. He told me in advance which lesson I would be teaching, and that's the lesson plan I prepared. Of course, he expected me to exhibit "instructional knowledge" on every topic we discussed (and we discussed them all), but he only wanted to see the written plan for that one specific lesson.
Of course, things have changed since then, so I want to be sure I prepare my student thoroughly.
I searched the PTS, and could find nothing about requiring a full library of lesson plans. But, I also found the statement, "the examiner shall not tell the applicant in advance which TASKs will be included in the plan of action."
So, does this mean the examiner no longer tells the applicant in advance which lesson they will be teaching? If so, that would imply the need for a full library of lesson plans.
I don't want to debate the merit of preparing numerous lesson plans -- that's a topic best saved for a separate thread. I just want to know what the FAA examiners are expecting when an Initial CFI candidate shows up for the checkride.
Also, my student will be flying with the Atlanta FSDO, in case anyone has any FSDO-specific pre-checkride advice.
Thanks!
I got my Initial CFI back in 2001, after working on it for two years (part-time while working full-time). During those two years, I worked with several instructors. Some insisted that you must have a complete library of written lesson plans for the checkride, while others said you only needed the one for the lesson the examiner wanted you to teach.
This was back when there was the option of taking the initial CFI checkride with a DPE, which I did. He told me in advance which lesson I would be teaching, and that's the lesson plan I prepared. Of course, he expected me to exhibit "instructional knowledge" on every topic we discussed (and we discussed them all), but he only wanted to see the written plan for that one specific lesson.
Of course, things have changed since then, so I want to be sure I prepare my student thoroughly.
I searched the PTS, and could find nothing about requiring a full library of lesson plans. But, I also found the statement, "the examiner shall not tell the applicant in advance which TASKs will be included in the plan of action."
So, does this mean the examiner no longer tells the applicant in advance which lesson they will be teaching? If so, that would imply the need for a full library of lesson plans.
I don't want to debate the merit of preparing numerous lesson plans -- that's a topic best saved for a separate thread. I just want to know what the FAA examiners are expecting when an Initial CFI candidate shows up for the checkride.
Also, my student will be flying with the Atlanta FSDO, in case anyone has any FSDO-specific pre-checkride advice.
Thanks!