Airman Certification Standards
ACS FI.I.E
Elements of Effective Teaching in a Professional Environment
Knowledge
Aviation instructor responsibilities, including:
a. Helping learners
b. Providing adequate instruction
c. Training to established standards of performance
d. Emphasizing the positive
e. Minimizing learner frustrations
Flight instructor responsibilities, including supervision and surveillance during training.
Flight instructor qualifications and professionalism.
Professional development.
Instructor ethics and conduct.
Risk Management
Fulfilling instructor responsibilities.
Exhibiting professionalism. 7
Skill
Deliver ground or flight instruction on an evaluator-assigned Task in a manner consistent with instructor responsibilities and professional characteristics as stated in K1 through K5.
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