check ride
How to Prepare for Your First Check Ride
Passing your hands-on flight test is both a thrilling experience and quite a relief.
New ACS for Nearly Every Pilot Category in Effect May 31
Instructors, learner pilots, and DPEs alike will need to brush up on the new Airman Certification Standards (ACS) and a couple of Practical Test Standards (PTS) that went into effect nearly across the board May 31. The two unaffected categories are those of Aviation Mechanic (ACS-1) and Remote Pilot (ACS-10B). Updated categories include: The individual […]
Is it Ok for Instructors To Buy Lesson Plans?
One of the most polarizing discussions among CFI candidates is the topic of lesson plans. Specifically, should you make your own? Or is it OK to purchase premade lesson plans from a third-party provider? Aeronautical Knowledge for CFIs FAR 61.185 lists the aeronautical knowledge required for flight instructors. There you will find it written that […]
