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CFI Airmen Certification Standards: Technical Subject Areas

Principles of Flight

CFI candidates won't find anything in this Technical Subject Area that's specific to being a CFI, other than having the ability to explain the subject matter to others. The answers to all expected questions during the oral exam are found in the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 5, "Aerodynamics of Flight."

The critical topics include:

  • Airfoil design characteristics.
  • Airplane stability and controllability.
  • Turning tendency (torque effect).
  • Load factors in airplane design.
  • Wingtip vortices and precautions to be taken.

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Airmen Certification Standards: Flight Instructor (Airplane)

Areas of Operation II. Technical Subject Areas
Task D: Principles of Flight

References

  1. Airplane Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-3)
  2. Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25)

Objective: To determine the applicant understands aerodynamics appropriate to the desired instructor certificate, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction.

Knowledge: The applicant demonstrates instructional knowledge by describing and explaining:

  1. Airfoil design characteristics.
  2. Airplane stability, maneuverability and controllability.
  3. Turning tendency (e.g., torque, p-factor, spiraling slipstream, and gyroscopic precession).
  4. Forces acting on an airplane.
  5. Load factors in airplane design.
  6. Wingtip vortices and appropriate precautions.

Risk Management: The applicant explains and teaches how to identify and manage risk associated with:

  1. The basic aerodynamic principles of flight.

Skills: The applicant demonstrates how to:

  1. Deliver instruction on principles of flight, including at least three of the elements listed in K1 through K6.

Flight Instructor Test Questions

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Robert Wederquist   CP-ASEL - AGI - IGI
Commercial Pilot • Instrument Pilot
Advanced Ground Instructor • Instrument Ground Instructor

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