CFI Initial

[ATOflyer]

I'll be going up for my CFI ride in about 2 weeks. I've been studying like crazy for the past week or so utilizing the airplane flying handbook, PHAK, and other various FAA issued books, along with some ASA prep ware. Going over the private pilot material, i've been reading up on everything and putting together some lesson plans here and there. i was just wondering with you all...did your examiner make you guys whip up a whole lesson plan right there in front of them..or were you allowed to pull out a binder with your pre-made plans and use those? I'm debating whether to take the time making these lesson plans or shift my focus to something else. Either way it is good practice. Needless to say i am pretty stressed out about this whole thing but am looking forward to getting this rating.

[bdhill1979]

My examiner thumbed through my binder and stopped at one and asked me to teach from it.

Honestly preparing those lesson plans was by far the best studying I could have done. It made me cover everything.

[exleardriver]

+1. make the lesson plans..bdhill is giving good advice.

[moxiepilot]

take the time to make the lesson plans.

i was asked to come up with plans on the spot, but pretty much had it in my head because of the preparation

[Cessnaflyer]

I had a 2" binder stuffed with lesson plans, a 3" binder stuffed with the most important AC's and then another 3" binder filled with magazine articles, pictures and further explanations of difficult to understand topics. I showed up to the oral with every single publication I could think of from the government, even the Federal Meteorological Handbook (FMH-1).

[Crockrocket94]

I had to do a maneuver brief but no lesson plan.

The brief was done as if I was teaching it to student and we were about to go flying.

So its length was around 15 minutes.

[bdhill1979]

Originally Posted by Cessnaflyer

I had a 2" binder stuffed with lesson plans, a 3" binder stuffed with the most important AC's and then another 3" binder filled with magazine articles, pictures and further explanations of difficult to understand topics. I showed up to the oral with every single publication I could think of from the government, even the Federal Meteorological Handbook (FMH-1).

Oh yeah, bring every publication that you use and be able to find the info.

My examiner wanted me to prove my sources;
"Where did you get that? The FAA, Jeppesen, you heard it from your instructor, what is your source?????"

I used the Post it tabs on all of my books to make everything easy to find.

[SoCalAprch]

Originally Posted by moxiepilot

take the time to make the lesson plans.

i was asked to come up with plans on the spot, but pretty much had it in my head because of the preparation

I had mine in my bag and he didn't look at him, he just said teach him principles of flight, slow flight, and ground reference off the top of my head. I didn't do to well on them but it was good enough for government work. But yeah just writing them out will make them come back to you during the ride.