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Read more: “But I Could”
TASK F: ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING THAT INCLUDE RISK MANAGEMENT AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION Hazardous attitudes are among the FAA’s most critical safety concerns. While technical proficiency is essential, poor aeronautical decision-making is often rooted in hazardous attitudes that cause many preventable accidents.The FAA identifies five hazardous attitudes: anti-authority, impulsivity, invulnerability, macho, and resignation. Each comes…
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Read more: QUESTION
Guided by critical thinking Questioning, guided by curiosity and critical thinking, is one of the most underrated life skills. In Flight Plan for Success: Navigating Life: 26 Skills from A to Z, I discuss making intentional choices rather than drifting through life. Questioning is one way to help you avoid drifting through life. Being curious…
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Read more: PURPOSE
Living with Intention Living your life with a purpose gives you a mission. Having a purpose provides direction, helping you focus on what truly matters so that your daily actions are intentional and meaningful. Purpose is the motivation behind every aspect of life. As highlighted in my book ‘Flight Plan for Success: Navigating Life: 26…
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Read more: “A Flight Lesson in Risk Management”
DECEMBER 1, 2025 Task F: Elements of Effective Teaching that Include Risk Management and Accident Prevention Teaching risk management tools, including:a. PAVE checklist: Pilot/Aircraft/enVironment/External Pressuresb. FRAT: Flight Risk Assessment Tools The FAA emphasizes Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management because effective decision-making skills are fundamental to safe flight. The Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (PHAK)…
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Read more: OPEN-MINDED
Listen Before Speaking As I have grown older, I’ve learned to stay open-minded, which has become one of my most valuable habits. It has influenced many of my decisions and contributed to my professional growth. Being open-minded doesn’t mean abandoning my values; it means being humble enough to recognize that I don’t know everything and…
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Read more: NOBLE
Live Honorably HONORABLE IN CHARACTER AND PURPOSE As a young cadet then officer in the Air Force, I learn that being noble isn’t just a saying; it’s a way of life one actively chooses. It cannot be forced upon you. As I have grown older and strive to live honorably, I have sadly seen many…
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Read more: “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday”
TASK B. THE LEARNING PROCESS Characteristics of Learning Understanding the Characteristics of Learning is fundamental to mastering the Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI), a core component of the FAA Flight Instructor training requirements. For proper learning to take place, the lesson must be purposeful, incorporate the results of experience, be multifaceted, and involve an active process…
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Read more: MOMENTUM
Keep Moving, Keep Growing Momentum is the subtle force propelling your life onward. As a young adult fresh out of college, I was driven, passionate about solving problems, and determined to make an impact. But then life intervened. I fell into a comfortable routine, married, had a child, and started my own business. Comfort became…
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Read more: “Steep Turns And Stalls”
TASK A. EFFECTS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND COMMUNICATION ON THE LEARNING PROCESS ELEMENTS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR – DEFENSE MECHANISMS The FAA discusses several standard psychological defense mechanisms in the Aviation Instructor’s Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B) under the section titled “Defense Mechanisms.” These mechanisms—repression, denial, compensation, projection, rationalization, reaction formation, fantasy, and displacement—are explained to help flight instructors…