Instructor Manual

Download individual sections. Please note that these sections that were originally published in 2011 are subject to occasional highlighted updates (for example, a new ground exercise in 4-16 to improve awareness of when wings are not level).

• 1-1 Introduction and Giving Your Best as an Instructor
• 1-2 Ground Handling
• 1-3 How to Read a Logbook
• 1-4 Checklists
• 1-5 Lookout
• 1-6 Airmanship and Threat Management
• 2-7 Effects of Controls
• 2-8 Use of  the Trimmer
• 2-9 The Straight  Glide
• 2-10 Turning
• 2-11 Airbrakes and Spoilers
• 2-12 Approach Control
• 2-13 Landing
• 3-14 Circuit Planning, part 1
• 3-15 Circuit Planning, part 2
• 4-16 Wire Launching
• 4-17 Aerotow Launching
• 5-18 Stalling
• 5-19 Spinning and Spiral Dives
• 6-20 First Solo
• 6-21 Flaps
• 6-22 Type Conversion
• 6-23 Solo Supervision
• 6-24 Thermalling
• 7-25 Navigation
• 7-26 Radio Telephony (RT)
• 7-27 Meteorology and Instructing
• 7-28 Aerobatic Training
• 8-29 Conduct of Trial Lessons
• 8-30 instructor Patter Notes
• 8-31 Rigging, Derigging and Daily Inspection

A fully revised instructor manual is under development and expected by 2025.