Transcript Flight Instructor Professionalism

Flight Instructor Professionalism
Presented by
Salt Lake City
Flight Standards District Office
-------------------------------Inspector Bryan Neville
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Flight Instructor Professionalism
 From
the Ground Up
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Professionalism
 What
are some Characteristics of
Professionalism?
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Characteristics of Professionalism
 Exists
only when a service is performed
– for someone, or
– for the common good
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Characteristics of Professionalism
 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
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Characteristics of Professionalism
 True
performance as a professional is
based on study and research
– Examples: Master’s or Doctoral thesis
– Searching for the “WHY”
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Characteristics of Professionalism
 Presupposes
an intellectual requirement
– Able to reason
 logically
 accurately
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Characteristics of Professionalism
 Ability
to make good judgemental
decisions
– Actions are not limited to standard patterns
and practices
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Characteristics of Professionalism
 Demands
a Code of Ethics
– True to themselves
– True to those whom they serve
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Characteristics of Professionalism
 Sincerity
of Effort
– Inadequacies are admitted, not hidden
 AND
corrected for the future
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Characteristics of Professionalism
 A Flight
Instructor is required to have
strong skills and abilities
– A competent and qualified teacher
– An expert pilot
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Characteristics of Professionalism
 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
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Characteristics of Professionalism
 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.
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Characteristics of Professionalism
 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
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Characteristics of Professionalism
 Have
a Plan
– Use a Syllabus
– Set goals
– Personally prepare for each lesson
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Characteristics of Professionalism
 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
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Flight Instructor Professionalism
 Laws
of Learning
– Why does a student learn
 Readiness
 Effect
– Why does a student remember
 Primacy
 Exercise
 Intensity
 Recency
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Characteristics of Professionalism
 Summary
– Be the Best You Can Be!
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