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Flight Instructor Professionalism

Presented by

Salt Lake City

Flight Standards District Office

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Inspector Bryan Neville



From the Ground Up


Professionalism

What are some Characteristics of Professionalism?


Characteristics of Professionalism

Exists only when a service is performed– for someone, or– for the common good



Is achieved only after extended training and preparation– Typically accomplished with Formal

Education– Requires significant self-study– Requires significant “practice”

Such as a Doctor’s internship



True performance as a professional is based on study and research– Examples: Master’s or Doctoral thesis– Searching for the “WHY”



Presupposes an intellectual requirement– Able to reason

logically accurately



Ability to make good judgemental decisions– Actions are not limited to standard patterns

and practices



Demands a Code of Ethics– True to themselves– True to those whom they serve



Sincerity of Effort– Inadequacies are admitted, not hidden

AND corrected for the future



A Flight Instructor is required to have strong skills and abilities– A competent and qualified teacher– An expert pilot



A flight instructor is required to have high standards of– Personal appearance

Neat, clean, and appropriate

– Personal habits Common courtesy Not rude, thoughtless, or inattentive Proper language; not profane or obscene

– Cleanliness Body and Breath



Self-improvement– Alert for ways to improve

qualifications effectiveness services

– Alert to changes AIM, A/FD, Charts, Handbooks, Manuals, PTS

– Periodicals, Internet, Meetings, Seminars, etc.



You must be a practical psychologist– Understand anxiety– Reactions to stress

Normal Abnormal

– Obstacles to Learning Impatience, Worry, Lack of Interest, Apathy Anxiety, Discomfort, Illness, Fatigue Other Interests, Enthusiasms, Troubles



Have a Plan– Use a Syllabus– Set goals– Personally prepare for each lesson



Remember the Four Levels of Learning– Rote– Understanding– Application– Correlation

This is the only level acceptable on a checkride

Correlation–This is the only level acceptable on a checkride



Laws of Learning– Why does a student learn

Readiness Effect

– Why does a student remember Primacy Exercise Intensity Recency



Summary– Be the Best You Can Be!

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