Job Description:

• 1) Instructs student pilots in flight procedures and techniques and in ground school courses: Develops and prepares course outlines, study materials, and instructional procedures for students enrolled in basic, advanced, or instrument ground school.

• 2) Lectures on various subjects, such as aircraft construction, federal aviation regulations, and radio navigation.

• 3) Demonstrates operation of various aircraft components and instruments, and techniques for controlling aircraft during maneuvers, such as taxiing, takeoff, and landing, using synthetic instrument trainers.

• 4) Observes student's actions during training flights to ensure assimilation of classroom instruction and to comply with federal aviation regulations.

• 5) Tests and evaluates students' progress, using written and performance tests and oral interviews.

• 6) May teach advanced, basic, or instrument courses and be designated Ground Instructor, Advanced; Ground Instructor, Basic; Ground Instructor, Instrument.

• 7) Must be certified by Federal Aviation Administration.