Disponible mediados de Abril.

After passing the FAAs Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI) knowledge test required of all instructors, the true challenge beginsapplying that knowledge in the real world of teaching flight. Follow along as Arlynn McMahon lifts the FOI principles from the classroom and brings them into the cockpit. Her forty-four stories demonstrate the FOI principles in flight and offer practical strategies for dealing with both common and unexpected situationsall with wisdom, grace, and humor.

McMahons companion to the Aviation Instructors Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9) uses memorable parables and provides sage advice to illustrate FOI principles at work with real clients in real-life situations. Psychology, human factors, professionalism, effective communication, customer service, and ethics are evident in her teaching style with the people shes interacted with over decades in the business of flight training. McMahons experiences illustrate what worksand whyfor instructors and their students.

Through artful storytelling, McMahon shows how a successful instructor is sometimes a psychologist, other times a detective, and always a gatekeeper enforcing rules and cultivating the behaviors required to be a responsible aviation citizen. Delightful, full of wisdomand written with humor, kindness, and dignity for her studentsthis is an invaluable guide for all flight and ground instructors who will benefit from using McMahons insights with their own clients.