The Whole Shebang

Sale price$ 149.00
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A One Stop CFI Shop

Our most popular product and our best deal! Everything you need for your Instructor checkrides and to teach future students! We've compiled all of the information required for each task in just about every FAA PTS and ACS into awesome, easy to use eBooks to make your life, checkrides, and teaching easier, and we'll keep them up to date for you.

Prep & Check: CFI, CFII & MEI checkrides

Teach: Private, Instrument & Commercial students

What's Included

Lessons & PowerPoints

  • CFI Lessons & PowerPoints
  • CFII Lessons & PowerPoints
  • MEI Lessons & PowerPoints
  • Condensed CFI Lessons
  • MEI Add-On Lessons

Word, PDF & PowerPoint documents

ACS Reviews

  • Private Pilot ACS
  • Instrument Pilot ACS
  • Commercial Pilot ACS

Word & PDF documents

Syllabi

  • Private Pilot (SE)
  • Instrument Rating (SE)
  • Commercial Pilot (SE)
  • Hourly Breakdowns
  • Student Trackers

Word, PDF & Excel documents

Reference Card

  • IFR / VFR Reference Card

Physical product (not a download)

146

Individual CFI, CFII & MEI Lessons

Just about $1 a lesson! And that's not counting the 125 ACS Review tasks, the Appendix content (BFRs, IPCs, ADM & CRM, plans of action, Common Carriage), aircraft specific systems & malfunctions lessons, the Private, Instrument & Commercial syllabi and their hourly breakdowns and student trackers, or our numerous other features.

As a CFI this product has helped me provide next level instruction to my students. Worth every penny!

John

This helps mitigate the high level of stress already involved when you're preparing for a check ride! Now I can better focus on cleaning up the areas I'm not as proficient in. Thank you!

JM

Topnotch. Saves a ton of time buying this product and you can build off of it. Highly recommended.

Michael

Samples

A sample ground and flight lesson from our Private & Instrument syllabi along with the associated Lesson Plans, PowerPoints, and ACS Reviews to demonstrate how our products all work together!

The Whole Shebang Specifics

Get a clear picture of the incredible content included in our most popular package!

We added a specific Operation of Systems lesson and Systems & Equipment Malfunctions lesson for each of the aircraft listed.

PTS Lessons

72 CFI
38 CFII
67 MEI & MEI Add-on

Covers all CFI, CFII & MEI sections & tasks

Additional Lessons

3 CFI
3 CFII
3 MEI

  • Forces of Flight & Maneuvers
  • Weather Theory
  • Airworthiness Requirements (FARs)
  • ATC System
  • Low Visibility Taxi
Aircraft Systems

9 single-engine
8 multi-engine

  • Generic System Operation (SE & ME)
  • Cessna 152 & 172S
  • Cirrus SR20
  • Diamond DA20 & 40
  • Piper Archer II & III
  • Piper Arrow
  • Beechcraft Baron 58
  • Beechcraft Duchess 76
  • Diamond DA42
  • Piper Aztec
  • Piper Seminole
  • Piper Seneca II
  • Tecnam P2006T
Appendix Content

3 CFI
2 CFII
3 MEI

  • Flight Review
  • Instrument Proficiency Check
  • Plan of Action
  • Common Carriage
  • ADM, CRM & Risk Management
ACS Review Tasks

125

Covers all Private, Instrument & Commercial ACS tasks

Syllabi

3

  • Private (SE)
  • Instrument (SE)
  • Commercial (SE)
  • Hourly Breakdowns
  • Student Trackers
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Free Updates

We'll do the work to keep your content current!

And not just that, we're constantly adding & improving content (over 12 years of updates so far). Login to your account to access the most current documents. No subscription fees, just FREE updates for life!

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Additional Content

A specific lesson for each task in each CFI PTS (FOI included), and we aren't stopping there. We've added content on Flight Reviews, Instrument Proficiency Checks, Common Carriage, ADM, CRM & Risk Management, and specific aircraft systems & malfunctions, with more to come!

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Work Efficiently

FULLY editable with built in navigation!

With our 100% editable content you're not tied to someone else's teaching style & program. Built in navigation allows you to access any lesson with a tap. Follow links to additional eBook & online content.

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Your Work is Done

Save time & start instructing sooner!

Our easy to use eBooks contain detailed lessons for each task in each Instructor PTS (FOI included). Combine that with a PowerPoint for each lesson, our ACS Reviews, and our syllabi, and your work is done!

01

Free Updates

We'll do the work to keep your content current!

And not just that, we're constantly adding & improving content (over 12 years of updates so far). Login to your account to access the most current documents. No subscription fees, just FREE updates for life!

02

Additional Content

A specific lesson for each task in each CFI PTS (FOI included), and we aren't stopping there. We've added content on Flight Reviews, Instrument Proficiency Checks, Common Carriage, ADM, CRM & Risk Management, and specific aircraft systems & malfunctions, with more to come!

03

Work Efficiently

FULLY editable with built in navigation!

With our 100% editable content you're not tied to someone else's teaching style & program. Built in navigation allows you to access any lesson with a tap. Follow links to additional eBook & online content.

04

Your Work is Done

Save time & start instructing sooner!

Our easy to use eBooks contain detailed lessons for each task in each Instructor PTS (FOI included). Combine that with a PowerPoint for each lesson, our ACS Reviews, and our syllabi, and your work is done!

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The Whole Shebang
The Whole Shebang Sale price$ 149.00
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CFI Lesson Pack Sale price$ 119.00
CFI Lesson Plans
CFI Lesson Plans Sale price$ 79.00
SAVINGS

$135

$96

Lessons & PowerPoints

CFI, CFII, MEI

CFI, CFII, MEI

CFI

ACS Reviews

Private, Instrument, Commercial

Syllabi

Private, Instrument, Commercial (SE)

Private, Instrument, Commercial (SE)

Private, Commercial (SE)

Reference Card

IFR / VFR

FAQ

Let's clear up some common questions

More Questions? Email info@thebackseatpilot.com

Customer Reviews

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Evan Smith
Every thing I need

Very comprehensive lesson plans and supporting outlines. Perfect.

Thanks a ton, Evan!

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Luke Jordan
Highly Recommended for every CFI

Have been using all the resources to help in studying for my CFI rating. Has been super helpful so far and I've barely touched the surface of the amount of material included.

Really glad to hear it! Thanks, Luke!

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Amar
Disapointing

Black and white powerpoints with no soul or visual appeal. There are many run on sentences that are unnecessary. Copy and pasted information from the aviation instructor's handbook. I honestly regret spending $120 on this pack. I wish there was a way to return/refund this product. You'll be 1000x better off watching Todd Shellnutt on youtube and making your own lesson plans.

Amar, firstly, thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. We genuinely appreciate your feedback, and we're sorry to hear that our materials didn't quite take off for you.
We understand the importance of engaging content, and we apologize if the PowerPoint presentations lacked the visual flair you were hoping for. We'll definitely take your comments to heart as we continue to improve our products. The good news is that we just finished updating the CFII PowerPoints with more color, pictures, and engaging content, and the CFI and MEI are next in line for the updates. We’re also currently looking for a professional company to hire to take the presentations to the next level.
Regarding the run-on sentences, we'll be sure to tighten up our linguistic seatbelts in future updates. We want your learning and teaching experience to be as smooth as possible! The Aviation Instructor's Handbook is exactly what the FAA, DPE, and PTS are expecting you to reference on your checkride so we do focus on that content in the FOI lessons. If you weren’t using it, I’d recommend checking out the Condensed lessons as those remove a lot of the details and explanations.
It's disheartening to hear that you regret your purchase, but we'd like to turn things around for you. You’ll be happy to hear that we do offer refunds, our refund policy makes it clear that all it takes is a simple email. We want to ensure that you and everyone else is 1000x satisfied with their experience and wouldn’t want to hold anyone to a product that they wouldn’t find use in.
We’ll continue to improve the content based on your suggestions. Best of luck with your training and teaching. Thanks again!
Nate

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Ezekiel Andrews
Backseat Pilot Products Review

This is a really great company with great lesson plans and reference material. The staff is really helpful and nice. The lesson plans and material have really helped me with my CFI licenses and to teach my students. Thank you guys! Much love.
-Ezekiel A.

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Roger Clayton
Very helpful without having to reinvent the 'lesson plan' wheel

Love that you have a summarized powerpoint version as well as the main and condensed Word versions for customization. Very thorough as well. Thanks!