Backseat Pilot CFI Lessons & Samples

A lesson & PowerPoint for every task in the CFI ACS with every single Knowledge & Risk Management element included & annotated.
Use the links below to view sample lessons & PowerPoints!

I. Fundamentals of Instructing

A. Effects of Behavior & Communication on the Learning Process
B. Learning Process
C. Course Development, Lesson Plans & Classroom Training Techniques
D. Student Evaluation, Assessment & Testing
E. Elements of Effective Teaching in a Professional Environment
F. Elements of Effective Teaching (Risk Management/Accident Prevention)

II. Technical Subject Areas

A. Human Factors
B. Visual Scanning & Collision Avoidance
C. Runway Incursion Avoidance
D. Principles of Flight / PowerPoint
D. Forces of Flight (Addt'l info)
E. Flight Controls & Operation of Systems
F. Performance & Limitations
G. National Airspace System
H. Navigation Systems & Radar Services
I. Navigation & Flight Planning
J. 14 CFR & Publications
K. Endorsements & Logbook Entries
M. Night Operations
N. Supplemental Oxygen
O. Pressurization

III. Preflight Preparation

A. Pilot Qualifications
B. Airworthiness Reqs / PowerPoint
B. Airworthiness Reqs (FARs)
C. Weather Information

IV. Preflight on a Lesson

A. Maneuver Lesson

V. Preflight Procedures

A. Preflight Assessment
B. Flight Deck Management
C. Engine Starting
D. Taxiing, Airport Signs & Lighting
E. Before Takeoff Check

VI. Airport Operations

A. Comms, Light Signals & Runway Lighting
B. Traffic Patterns

VII. TOs, LDGs & Go-Arounds

A. Normal Takeoff & Climb
B. Normal Approach & Landing
C. Soft-Field Takeoff & Climb
D. Soft-Field Approach & Landing
E. Short-Field Takeoff & Climb / PowerPoint
F. Short-Field Approach & Landing
M. Slip to a Landing
N. Go-Around/Rejected Landing
O. Power-Off 180 Approach & Landing

VIII. Fundamentals of Flight

A. Straight-and-Level
B. Turns
C. Straight Climbs & Climbing Turns
D. Straight Descents & Descending Turns

IX. Maneuvers

A. Steep Turns
B. Steep Spirals
C. Chandelles
D. Lazy Eights
E. Ground Reference Maneuvers
F. Eights on Pylons / PowerPoint

X. Slow Flight, Stalls & Spins

A. Maneuvering During Slow Flight
B. Demonstration of Flight Characteristics
C. Power-Off Stalls
D. Power-On Stalls
E. Accelerated Stalls
F. Cross-Controlled Stalls
G. Elevator Trim Stalls
H. Secondary Stalls
I. Spin Awareness & Spins

XI. Basic Instrument Mnvrs

A-D. BAI Flight / PowerPoint
E. Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes

XII. Emergency Operations

A. Emergency Descent
B. Emergency Approach & Landing / PowerPoint
C. System & Equipment Malfunctions
D. Emergency Equipment & Survival Gear

XIV. Postflight Procedures

A. After Landing, Parking & Securing

XV. Appendix

A. Flight Review
B. Plan of Action
C. Common Carriage
D. ADM, CRM & SRM

Syllabi

Private Pilot Single Engine
Commercial Pilot Single Engine
Hour Breakdown
Student Trackers

Comprehensive information and well organized lesson plans

These lesson plans and presentation files provide an excellent foundation for crafting your own adapted/custom plans. I’ve found the lesson plans to also be super helpful study guides. The notes are very thorough and the linked references to FAA documents make this layout very valuable.
My CFI instructor is having me condense a lot of information and make sure I follow the exact order of the ACS, so there is some editing for me to do, but I'd rather have too much info and whittle it down than the alternative of formatting it from scratch.

The Whole Shebang

Very thought out and detailed

Like most who buy this product, I needed lesson plans for my CFI class and will eventually need them for my checkride. The lesson plans are very detailed and cover an incredible amount of knowledge. I appreciate the variety of formats, too. I look forward to making them even more tailored to me and my students and to plans and updates from The Backseat Pilot.

CFI Lesson Plans

Great Source of Inspiration

This is a great tool that I’ve been utilizing to create my own lesson plans and slideshows.

Looking forward to future updates.

Thanks, Jose! Future updates are ALWAYS in the works - the newly refreshed slides are back from the developer. I'm making a few adjustments, but they'll be uploaded soon.