**Fully editable (MS Word) versions of my CFI-A Lesson Plans, updated for the CFI-A ACS. Last updated January 2026.** I've had amazing support from my fellow pilots over the years and I want to give back to the aviation community, so I've decided to make my lesson plans and other flying-related resources available here. Fully editable (MS Word) versions of these lesson plans are available here for a small fee, you can purchase the editable versions of these plans. Non-editable PDF lesson plans (available individually) is free to use and download, please contact me for more info. ＜＜ More details ＞＞ The following lesson plans are designed around the newly-published CFI Airplane Airman Certification Standards (ACS), dated November 2023, effective May 31st, 2024 (FAA-S-ACS-25). These lessons were originally prepared between December 2019 and March 2020 for the CFI-A PTS (Change 6), however they have been updated to conform to the CFI-A ACS. [ Area I - Fundamentals of Instructing] Human Behavior, Effective Communication, The Learning Process, and more. - Effects of Human Behavior and Communication on the Learning Process - The Learning Process - Course Development, Lesson Plans, and Classroom Training Techniques - Student Evaluation, Assessment, and Testing - Elements of Effective Teaching in a Professional Environment - Elements of Effective Teaching That Include Risk Management and Accident Prevention [Area II - Technical Subject Areas] Technical subjects like the Fundamentals of Flight (Aerodynamics), Aeromedical Factors, and Aircraft Systems. - Human Factors - Visual Scanning and Collision Avoidance - Runway Incursion Avoidance - Principles of Flight - Airplane Flight Controls and Operation of Systems - Performance and Limitations - National Airspace System - Navigation Systems and Radar Services - Navigation and Cross-Country Flight Planning - Task J - 14 CFR and Publications - Task K - Endorsements and Logbook Entries - Night Operations - High Altitude Operations - Supplemental Oxygen - High Altitude Operations - Pressurization [Area III - Preflight Preparation] Lessons on preflight planning, including airworthiness, weather, and pilot qualifications. - Pilot Qualifications - Airworthiness Requirements - Weather Information [Area IV - Preflight Lesson on a Maneuver to be Performed in Flight] Delivering a preflight lesson on a maneuver to be performed in flight. [Area V - Preflight Procedures] Lessons on preflight inspection, taxiing, and runup procedures. - Preflight Assessment - Flight Deck Management - Engine Starting - Taxiing, Airport Signs, and Lighting - Before Takeoff Check (Runup) [Area VI - Airport Operations] Lessons on Airport Traffic Patterns, Airport Signs and Markings, and working with ATC. - Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems - Traffic Patterns [Area VII - Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds] Lessons on Normal, Crosswind, Soft and Short-Field Takeoffs and Landings. - Normal Takeoff and Climb - Normal Approach and Landing - Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb - Soft-Field Approach and Landing - Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb - Short-Field Approach and Landing - Slip to a Landing - Go Around and Rejected Landing - Power-Off 180 Accuracy Approach and Landing [Area VIII - Fundamentals of Flight] Lessons on the basics of flight: straight-and-level, turns, climbs, and descents. - Straight and Level Flight - Level Turns - Straight Climbs and Climbing Turns - Straight Descents and Descending Turns [Area IX - Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers] Maneuvers such as Steep Turns, Chandelles, and Lazy Eights, as well as S-Turns, Turns Around a Point, and Eights on Pylons. - Steep Turns - Steep Spiral - Chandelles - Lazy Eights - Ground Reference Maneuvers - Eights on Pylons [Area X - Slow Flight, Stalls, and Spins] Lessons on slow flight, and various kinds of stalls. - Maneuvering During Slow Flight - Demonstration of Flight Characteristics at Various Configurations and Airspeeds - Power-Off Stalls - Power-On Stalls - Accelerated Maneuver Stalls - Cross-Controlled Stalls Demonstration - Elevator Trim Stalls Demonstration - Secondary Stalls Demonstration - Spins Awareness and Spins [Area XI - Basic Instrument Maneuvers] Basic Instrument Maneuvers, including straight-and-level, turns, and recovery from unusual attitudes. - Straight and Level Flight - Constant Airspeed Climbs - Constant Airspeed Descents - Turns to Headings - Recovery from Unusual Attitudes [Area XII - Emergency Operations] Lessons on emergency (forced) landings, systems and equipment malfunctions, and more. - Emergency Descent - Emergency Approach and Landing (Simulated) - Systems and Equipment Malfunctions - Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear [Area XIV - Postflight Procedures] A lesson plan on tiedown and Securing after flight.

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CFI-A Lesson Plans - Changelog Below you can find the changelog for the lesson plans. I will update this document whenever updates are made to adapt to new FARs, publications, etc. *January 2026 - AC 61-65K Update and Minor Fixes Minor updates: Updated all references from AC61-65J to AC61-65K (including new appendix numbers). Updated some canceled ACs to current versions. Minor error corrections regarding Special Airworthiness Certificates in Airworthiness lesson. Fixed some wording in the Power-on Stalls lesson. *February 2025 - AC 61-65J Update and Flight Instructor Expiration Changes Minor updates: Updated all references to AC 61-65H to the now-current 61-65J. Updated references to CFI expiration to conform to the new recency of experience requirements. *April 2024 - Update from CFI-A PTS to ACS All lesson plans have been updated to conform to the newly-published CFI Airplane Airman Certification Standards (ACS), dated November 2023, effective May 31st, 2024 (FAA-S-ACS-25). These lessons were originally prepared between December 2019 and March 2020 for the CFI-A PTS (Change 6), however they have been reviewed and updated. The ACS mostly covers the same content as the PTS, with a few structural​/​organizational changes, and one totally new task. A summary of the changes is below: - I have reviewed and updated every individual lesson to confirm that it matches the required Knowledge and Skill items from the CFI ACS. - Lessons have had the relevant Risk Management items added to them. It is not realistically possible for every lesson to hit every Risk Management item for each task, since these are so repetitive on a task-by-task basis, so I have chosen the most relevant ones. The others you should refer to the appropriate lesson. (i.e. every lesson can't have a 10 minute aside on Collision Avoidance). - The CFI ACS now contains skill areas, and therefore maneuver standards, for every maneuver, whereas the PTS previously implied the Commercial ACS standards. Each lesson has been updated to ensure that the completion standards match the new ACS standards. - I have mostly retained the Common Errors from the PTS. Although these are no longer part of the ACS, they are still useful, and they are a large part of the Airplane Flying Handbook. - The structure of the Areas has been adjusted, in particular to combine Performance and Ground Reference maneuvers. Areas have had their Tasks re-arranged to match the PPL and CPL ACS documents. - Developed a lesson for the totally new task, "Demonstration of Flight at Various Configurations and Airspeeds" (Area X, Task B), which is a CFI demonstration maneuver and includes a detailed discussion of Energy Management, as a companion to the newly-added Chapter 4 of the Airplane Flying Handbook. This chapter is really good and I think this is a very useful maneuver. - The various PPL Ground Reference tasks (Turns Around A Point, Rectangular Course, and S-Turns) have all been combined to a single mega-lesson, as in the PPL ACS. - The CFI Demonstration Stalls now have actual performance standards, in particular minimum altitudes. These lessons have been updated to align (raise) the minimum altitudes to comply with the new standards. - Updated all references to the newer versions of the Airplane Flying Handbook (AFH), Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (PHAK), and Aviation Instructor's Handbook (AIH), using the current version of those publications as of April 2024. - Updated references to the Private Pilot ACS and Commercial Pilot ACS to match the new versions which also become current on May 31st, 2024. - Updated a few miscellaneous Advisory Circular publication references, the most important of which is AC 90-66C (Non-Towered Airport Operations). - Updated the Navigation and Cross-Country Flight Planning lesson to have a section on EFB (ForeFlight) usage. - Weight & Balance and Performance are now combined in the CFI ACS. - The Fundamentals of Instructing have been reorganized and partially combined. Added a mention of - Flight Risk Assessment Tools (FRATs). They have also been updated with a few items from the newest edition of the Aviation Instructor's Handbook. - Split the High Altitude Operations task into 2 to match the CFI ACS, now Oxygen Systems and Pressurization are covered separately. - The lesson on Taxiing now includes a detailed discussion of Airport Lighting, since the separate Task for Airport Lighting and Signage has been removed from the CFI ACS. *March 2020 - Original Release Original release. These lessons were originally prepared between December 2019 and March 2020 for the CFI-A PTS (Change 6). The PTS versions have been ar

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