Aviation Instructor's Handbook

THE ESSENTIAL FULL-COLOR HANDBOOK FOR AVIATION INSTRUCTORS, FOR USE IN 2025 AND BEYOND. This handbook, first released by the Federal Aviation Administration in 2020, supersedes the previous edition FAA-H-8083-9A, dated 2008. Here is the official guide developed by the FAA to help beginning ground instructors, flight instructors, and aviation maintenance instructors understand the basics of flight instruction. Heavily illustrated and filled with essential information, topics include: Risk Management and Resource Management. Human Behavior. The Learning Process. Effective Communication. The Teaching Process. Assessment. Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism. Techniques of Flight Instruction. And much more. This official FAA publication provides aviation instructors with up-to-date information on learning and teaching, and how to relate this information to the task of teaching aeronautical knowledge and skills to students. Experienced aviation instructors will also find the updated information useful for improving their effectiveness in training activities.