moxiepilot
Well-Known Member
CFI Gouge with Orlando FSDO Inspector Billy Meadows
Over all:
-Meadows is fair and objective
-wants CFI applicant to teach and not necessarily demonstrate knowledge, but the ability to teach it
-CFI applicant is PIC, make decisions
-scan & collision avoidance
-stall / spin awareness
I allowed Meadows to be the student for about half of the flight. His emphasis was on evaluation & constructive criticism of the "student" he played.
Topics covered in oral exam:
-Teach a lesson on s-turns and a brief lesson of the local traffic pattern at the airport we were going to do the take offs and landings at.
-teach preflight procedures
-identify different components of the engine:
magnetos
description of the engine - crankshaft, pistons
oil / air filter
starter
magneto circuit connection (located on firewall)
alternator
battery (voltage / system)
oil quick drain
Special Emphasis area:
Required certificates and documents
airworthiness
registration
radio operator
AFM / POH
Current AD's
Inspections - Annual & 100 hr - specific question - is the 100 hr inspection needed for flight instruction?
ELT battery due date
ELT inspection
VOR
Compass Card deviation
Static inspection
Altimeter inspection
Transponder inspection
Life limited parts
337 forms
Inop equip
External data plate / serial number
adverse yaw and rudder use
wake turbulence / heavy, clean and slow / wingtip vortices
positive exchange of flight controls
stability
FOI:
characteristics of learning
principles of learning
levels of learning
defense mechanisms
professionalism
stress - visual cues
hyperventilation
control surfaces, trim tabs & flaps
servo, anti servo, ground adjustable tabs
differential ailerons, frise type
ground effect
oxygen requirements
FARs 91.13, 61.56
airspace & cloud clearance
logbook endorsements - student to private required endorsements
Flight:
preflight
make sure you have a airport diagram
soft field take off
level turns
level turns to specific headings
chandelle
power on stall
secondary Stall
steep spiral
emergency approach to landing
system malfunction
s-turns
8's on pylons
8's around pylons
soft field landing
short field take off
power off 180
post flight procedure
Over all:
-Meadows is fair and objective
-wants CFI applicant to teach and not necessarily demonstrate knowledge, but the ability to teach it
-CFI applicant is PIC, make decisions
-scan & collision avoidance
-stall / spin awareness
I allowed Meadows to be the student for about half of the flight. His emphasis was on evaluation & constructive criticism of the "student" he played.
Topics covered in oral exam:
-Teach a lesson on s-turns and a brief lesson of the local traffic pattern at the airport we were going to do the take offs and landings at.
-teach preflight procedures
-identify different components of the engine:
magnetos
description of the engine - crankshaft, pistons
oil / air filter
starter
magneto circuit connection (located on firewall)
alternator
battery (voltage / system)
oil quick drain
Special Emphasis area:
Required certificates and documents
airworthiness
registration
radio operator
AFM / POH
Current AD's
Inspections - Annual & 100 hr - specific question - is the 100 hr inspection needed for flight instruction?
ELT battery due date
ELT inspection
VOR
Compass Card deviation
Static inspection
Altimeter inspection
Transponder inspection
Life limited parts
337 forms
Inop equip
External data plate / serial number
adverse yaw and rudder use
wake turbulence / heavy, clean and slow / wingtip vortices
positive exchange of flight controls
stability
FOI:
characteristics of learning
principles of learning
levels of learning
defense mechanisms
professionalism
stress - visual cues
hyperventilation
control surfaces, trim tabs & flaps
servo, anti servo, ground adjustable tabs
differential ailerons, frise type
ground effect
oxygen requirements
FARs 91.13, 61.56
airspace & cloud clearance
logbook endorsements - student to private required endorsements
Flight:
preflight
make sure you have a airport diagram
soft field take off
level turns
level turns to specific headings
chandelle
power on stall
secondary Stall
steep spiral
emergency approach to landing
system malfunction
s-turns
8's on pylons
8's around pylons
soft field landing
short field take off
power off 180
post flight procedure