CFI ORAL EXAM: Part 1/7 | FOI 

I watched this while making my bed, walking my dog and listened to them while driving. No doubt you helped me pass CFI initial on my first try. Thanks for making this series

1:48 Maslow’s hierarchy / Human need 4:50 Defense mechanisms 10:00 Student Emotional Reactions 14:15 Basic Element of Communication (SSR) 15:23 Barriers of Effective Communication (COIL) 19:03 Developing Communication Skills 25:55 Factors that Affect Perception(GETPBS) 28:10 Laws(Principle) of learning(REEPIR) 31:55 Levels of Learning(RUAC) 34:05 Characteristics of Learning (RAMP) 35:41 Types of Practice 37:00 Scenario-based training 38:30 Errors 40:00 The different types of memory 43:25 Demonstration-Performance Method 44:49 Problem-based learning 45:33 Purpose of an assessment 46:15 Promote retention 49:47 CFI responsibilities 51:50 What kind of critiques 53:15 Professionalism 54:06 Characteristics of effective assessment 56:03 Characteristics of effective questioning 57:00 Integrated flight instruction 58:52 Aeronautical decision making ADM 1:00:43 Principles of risk management 1:01:48 Risk management process 1:02:41 Levels of risk 1:03:11 3 domains of learning

This video series along with Todd Shellnutts cfi prep are some of the most helpful resources ive had throughout my journey. The fact that we live in a day and age where resources like these are easily accessible makes me so grateful. Just passed my cfi oral!

Hey Jon, Just wanted to write and say thank you so much for all of the free CFI checkride videos you have posted. I’ve never been the strongest with Oral knowledge portion of exams and discovered your guys channel during my student pilot phase a little over a year and a half ago. Prior to every checkride (Private-Commercial and CFI) I’d watch your videos over and over - pausing whenever you or the volunteer would ask a question and answer it myself. Yesterday I passed my CFI initial checkride after about a 3.5 hour oral. There is no doubt that your videos had a huge help in making me better understand the PTS (I even enrolled in the PTS explained guide your school offers). You guys do a great at making even the most complex subjects understandable for a new/confused student and I look forward to sharing your content with my future students to help try and ease the nerves Thank you again!

The most valued hour I’ve spent on RU-vid thank you

I just passed my CFI checkride. These videos helped me a ton. Thank you very much!

keep going , you made the first video on youtube which is useful for CFI, THANKS

You’ve really changed my life since when I discovered your channel

I’m honestly not the best sturdier but am working on my CFI. Gave up on all distractions, video games, drinking etc. These videos are a huge help. Thanks!

I credit this video series(1-5) with getting me through my CFI checkride. Thank you Jon!!

Thank you for the help. I passed on my first try at KBUY airport on 4/20/22 Here’s what we did Oral: (after FOI did the requirements from the PTS and all sections with incorrect answers from written exams) -FOI: Human behavior and effective communication The learning process Assessment and Critique Instructor responsibilities and professionalism (Asked what to do with emotionally unfit/unstable student) Risk management - Technical: Runway incursion avoidance Visual scanning and collision avoidance Principles of flight (teach whole lesson but he asked a few questions about relative wind and load factor) Airplane weight and balance (How to calculate)(characteristics of aircraft performance with CG location) Navigation and flight planning (He wanted to see if I can do a flight plan and show him what I'm doing and my thought process on making a flight plan)(Asked what to do if a solo student went missing)(How to use E6B) National Airspace (sectional overview) Navigation systems and radar services (quick overview of VORs and GPS satellites) Logbook endorsements (overview from student pilot through private pilot checkride)(what to do if solo student landed at wrong airport)(when to use a 61.31 endorsement)(how to conduct a flight review?)(TSA security and international student pilot questions) Special Emphasis Areas: Positive aircraft control Aircraft control exchange Spin awareness LAHSO CFIT Wire strike avoidance Special use airspace Single pilot resource management - Preflight Preparation: Performance and limitations (Looked over every performance chart in POH) Airworthiness requirements (What to do with Inop. equipment) -Maneuver lesson: Steep Turns Flight: -Preflight procedures: Taxiing (How to taxi?) -Takeoffs and Landings: Soft field takeoff Soft field Landing Short field takeoff Forward Slip landing (Plan on short field landing, winds shifted before takeoff so he changed it to forward slip) Fundamentals of flight: Climbs (after Takeoff) Climbing turns Performance maneuvers Steep turns (Teach to commercial standards and he will try, correct his mistakes) Chandelles ( He gave me a choice between chandelles and lazy 8s, just teach and demonstrate) Stalls: Power off stalls (Teach to private standards, He will try and makes mistakes on recovery, Correct mistakes) Accelerated stalls Basic Instrument: Standard rate turn (He didn't want foggles just teach) Emergency: (chose 5 senserios) Engine failure approach to land (He'll start it and we guide him through and we take flight controls around 1500 feet AGL and continue the approach till 500 feet AGL) Oil Pressure issues (I chose this scenario) Alternator failure (I choose scenario) Brake failure (I choose scenario) Engine fire (I choose scenario) Ground reference: Turns around a point 8s on pylons

Awesome! Thank you so much!

Again, thank you so much for doing these CFI videos. Timing couldn’t be better

Oh man! This is just awesome. Thanks for doing that! My ride will be next month.

Hey John Ive got my MEI checkride coming up in hopefully three weeks. I'm going to watch all of these CFI checkride videos in preparation. Thank you so much.

Thank you! This is very helpful!!!!!

Just wanted to stop by and say that this video series literally helped me pass my CFI. This is the best video series out there! Thanks a bunch to Fly8ma

Thank you so much! This was wonderful oral prep. Taking my CFI initial this month

My CFI ride is in April. These videos are Gold, thank you so much!

Jon, thank you for taking the time and effort to creating these videos. I have my CFI Checkride on October 29th and I am using these videos to get additional practice. Thank you, Dean in Nashville

Fantastic video..... look forward to others.....Thanks to all involved.

Amazing vid!

Thank you for everything you do.

From the first ten minutes I got the impression that for being a CFI you need to know FAA's CFI book by heart. Some of that has general information that is not directly applicable to the real life of a CFI. One thing is to read those things and understand them, another to be examined on that.

This was my most concerning subject on the cfi oral. I’m feeling a lot more confident in my checkride tomorrow. Thanks

This series REALLY helped me. I listened to it in the car a couple weeks before my checkride. I passed the first attempt last week! Thank you so much!

Taking my CFI soon. Very beneficial! Thank you!

I got my CFI around 10 years ago, but moved on to other parts of the profession shortly after. This was a great refresher. I'm glad to say I remembered most of what is discussed in the videos, but no one's memory is perfect. This is way better than any FIRC for getting into the nitty-gritty of CFI knowledge.

Thanks for these. I am working on my CFI and hopefully about a month or two away from the checkride. Having done well on my private, instrument and commercial rides, this one is quite daunting.

I am appreciate this video helping me to know how to apply FOI in each scenario.

You're a legend, keep posting what you're doing.

Jon, I want to thank you very much for this! I’ve been working on my prep for at least 2 years and your presentation is great! Keep up the good work.

You must have the patience of a Saint to be an instructor

Thank you so much, Jon, just finished watching the video and I learned tons of stuff even as a student pilot :)

Very helpful to anyone working on their CFI. Just passed my checkride yesterday. This series was very useful in my study.

Jon, thank you so much for posting this. I am planning on getting my CFI renewed, and this is excellent refresher. Looking forward to all of them! I will also check out your website.

A huge thank you for this video series ! definitly helped me during the studying for my CFI, passed first try ! :D

Thank you SO MUCH!!!! Cleared my CFI checkride with ease, I watched these videos about 30 times (i heard your voice in my head during the exam). I will send my students to your website (assuming I get hired in these times, lol).

Today I passed my check ride CFI... this episodes was helped lot

You are awesome for this

Great video

Mine was back in 74 with a federal examiner. It was in the TCA which is B airspace today. He knew I was a high school teacher at the time. We flew out of the TCA and out over Lake Erie. He says give me 60 degree bank with 360 degree turn. He says I will give you 20 feet each way. So I did that and he says let’s head back. I thought I must have flunked it. No he must have had a lunch date. We went back in and signed me up for CFI. I just had practiced 60 degree bank turns so I lucked out on that. My CFII again at Federal Examiner. We went out and shot a couple of instrument approaches in the TCA. It was a short one also.

I am only a lowly PPT SEL without an instrument rating, and have been for 50 years. I have no need or desire to be a CFI, but I want to learn all that I can about aviation, so I relish this video series. Thank you so much, and to Lufthansa for donating the instructor's time and the facilities to make these videos.

THANK YOU!

Fantastic video. Great learning tool to watch over and over.

so great

Thank you very much for the helpful video!

Just passed my initial because of these videos !!!

Thank you so much!

You deserve way more subscriber from what you have. Thank you for help me for my CFI Checkride. Is next Monday thank you again.

Hey, John, this is my first time to write a comment, because I've no idea how to appreciate to you, my CFI checkride is coming soon and part of FOI really freaking me! I'd like to say thank you so much to publish this video to everyone. This video is absolutely helpful! Keep it up!!

Go BLUE!!!! Love it

This is great. I also realized that I forgot most of this. Lol.

Hey Jon first solo today for me in U.K. Inspired by you, Alaska - and Trent - but more you!

Yes!

Passed my CFI checkride first time Jan. 6, 2020 at Venice, Florida (KVNC). The videos helped a bunch. Thanks!

Definitely useful videos man thank you so much! checkrides on sunday, keeping fingers crossed!

One week until my MEI and it’s my initial. Feeling good and this video helped me see what it’s like in the room and how I should flow and talk. Thank you!

My Checkride is in 4 days. Thank you so much

Hi John. Because of your help I was able to pass my sport pilot checkride. Now could you please do one for private pilot. My PPL is next month. I don't think you did a video on it yet but i might be mistaken.

Love you bro

As someone who is looking to get my CFI reinstated after many years this is appreciated. Thanks. One thing though, I was told that the CFI orals given where I am and notes, lesson plans are not allowed. Thus, all you have is your brain. Is that how it is now? CFI check rides when I got my initial was 3 to 4 hours. Now it is about 8. They have really raised the bar. I was not quizzed at all about FOI back then.

Really good stuff. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, excellent info.,

I really appreciate you guys doing this. I have more anxiety towards my CFI ride than any other. This helps digest it. I hope to fly for Lufthansa once I hit my 500 hours (200 dual given).

Thank you so much brosephhhhh

Intense: I must have been 3 or 4. I was with my dad at the old Robert Mueller airport while he was working for Burlington. Night time, the sound of a (now I know) DC8 APU at the cargo dock. Orange lighting.

my cfi intial ride is in two weeks...thank you SO MUCH for this video!

Jon, I passed mine last Thursday! Thanks, you're doing great videos. I do wish the room had more lighting in the room so your marker board work was readable, but it wasn't distracting from the main idea.

I'm preparing to take my CFI checkride this month and this entire series has been outstanding, THANK YOU! One question, throughout this simulation, you as the candidate had constant access to your IPAD with your prep materials. Is there a rule/guideline or anything official that I can read that sets out what materials a candidate may reference during an exam, and how often then can access during the exam? I get that we don't want candidates looking in the books for every answer, but the other extreme doesn't seem right either. Thoughts?

Are you reading any notes on your I pad in order to remember key points like anagrams?

Hey Jon, thanks for the videos, they’ve helped a lot. I’ve had a long road and forgotten a lot what with delays for many reasons for me. Just wanted to know what the difference was between these videos and the CFI ones on your site?

These are invaluable! Thank you!! Some hopefully constructive criticism: use of filler words like “umm” can be a huge distraction.

Thank you

My CFI checkride is next wednesday. Now I'm here!

Really enjoyed this video with my checkride in 2 weeks. However, I was a little amused, when, talking about stress at around 12.45, you mention learning spinning and how it could help if you got into a spin on the base/final turn at 300'. Sorry, but, at that height, I'd challenge anyone who can say ANY recovery training is going to end up with any result other than a crash. IMHO, having taught in other environments to aviation, and having had this criticism leveled at me (!!), that you over-talked some of the answers. A real tendency that some us of fall into (as I said, me included) is to talk too much and we can end up saying stuff that's incorrect or opens up topics that, at that time, you don't want to go into. So I probably should thank you for reminding me to KISS!! :-)

Man Jon, are you smooth!

A second question, where did you find that plane you use as a teaching aid? I like that it has such visible flaps and such. This video is so helpful in helping me visualize what may go on in the practical test, thank you for making and sharing it.

I wish actual checkrides went like this. Real life DPE's are not chuckling politely while you explain. I also dont think they would let me read off of an ipad. That aside, this was very helpful. Thank you!

As a CFI have you explained some of the priciples of effective learning to the student to explain "why you did the way you did" during a flight lesson? That might help the student appreciate the context. And this sort of conscious learning can be contrasted with muscle memory exercises to "train out" unsafe behavior, which also has an important place in flight training.

thank you for the great video

Where can I find the document you were reading on your iPad? Was it the FOI or AIH, or personal notes? If it is payware, I’ll buy it.

Thanks for the video. Any chance we can email you a lesson plan for review?

The light switches. Through the whiteboard 🤓 Thank you for this!

watched these videos leading up to my checkride. passed! thanks

Hello well when I learned the human needs they call it different 1 physical needs 2 safety, 3 social, 4 egotistical, 5 self fulfillment. There is not love in biology. Nice video looking for the next saludos

If i go through the pts and make notes during the ride am i allowed to scroll through it just like you in the video?

became a cfi today, had this on repeat for months

Are you allowed to have the ipad up as a reference?

With the domains of learning i would have liked to see more of an explanation of the levels for each domain.

I"ve been a Flight Instructor for 18 Years. Great Review! Thanks for putting these videos together and very professional as always.

Passed commercial 2 days ago let's get it!

Hey, Jon. Great videos. Quick question. I was led to believe that the FOI part of the oral was not open book. Am I correct? If so, would the examiner go along with your use of an iPad or laptop?

Awesome, hearing answers as well as following along in the book has be incredibly helpful. Thank you so much. On the second video, where is the PDF mentioned to follow along with?

Question regarding PPL: I want to do a 21 day accelerated PPL course, however, once I’m done I can’t fly again for three months because I work overseas. Do you think it’s worth it to do the accelerated course if it’ll be three months before I can fly again? Or will taking a few hours to review be good once I get back in the air? Given that I’ll be studying every day and using a sim during the three months.

Hey Jon, my name is Alex and I am looking to becoming an airline pilot when I am older. I am 17 and in my junior year of highschool right now. I am anxious to getting started in my career of flying and am not sure where to start. Do you have any advice? I woukd like to start soon ( by getting my ppl), but i have heard that i should wait until college/ when or if i go into the airforce because they want to teach it a certain way. However im not sure if this is for ppl or just IFR. Another thing I am not sure about is whether i should go into the airforce or if i should just go to college for aviation? Again, any advice would be great! Thanks

Do u guys think using a note in faa cfi oral exam with DPE is okay? Most of instructors told me I can't use the note or iPad in oral exam. Just want to prepare for any situation by the way its the great video I am watching all video from my beginning of my PPL training..

Can we do what Jon was doing here on our checkride? Using our notes to answer the DPE questions

Is the oral open book? Can you look up all of the responses?

Wait 8 parts? In Canada we basically just teach a PGI for the oral.