Flight Instructor Resources

Air Safety Institute Resources

• Richard G. McSpadden (formerly Nall) Report

Lesson Planning

• Lesson Plans
• Focused Flight Review

Flight Planning

• ASI Personal Minimums Contract - VFR
• ASI Personal Minimums Contract - IFR
• ICAO FLT Plan Form & FAA Guidance
• Pirep Form

Safety Centers

• Flight Instruction Safety Center
• Student Pilots Safety Center

Medical Resources

• AOPA BasicMed
• MedEx Brochure for Pilots

MOSAIC

• Mosaic FAQs

WINGS Program

• WINGS Proficiency Program AC 61-91J
• WINGS Manual
• WINGS vs. Accident Report

TSA

• AOPA General Aviation TSA Security Awareness Online Course
• DC Special Flight Rules Area Course
• Flight Training Security Program (FTSP)
• Letter of Interpretation on Certain Record keeping Requirements in 49 CFR Part 1552
• TSA Inspection Checklist for Flight Schools

Pilot Certification

• Private Pilot – Airplane Airman Certification Standards
• Instrument Rating – Airplane Airman Certification Standards
• Commercial Pilot – Airplane Airman Certification Standards  
• Airline Transport Pilot ‒ Airplane Airman Certification Standards
• Remote Pilot ‒ Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airman Certification Standards
• Flight Instructor PTS for Airplane  
• Other Pilot Practical Test Standards
• Airman Certification Standards FAQs
• FAA Test Code Lookup website
• Guide to Remote Pilot Certification

FAR/AIM

• FAR – All of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations
• AIM – Aeronautical Information Manual

Advisory Circulars

• AC 61-65, Certification: Pilots and Flight and Ground Instructors
• AC 61-98, Currency Requirements and Guidance for the Flight Review and Instrument Proficiency Check

Handbooks

• Aviation Instructors Handbook
• Instructor Mentoring Best Practices Handbook
• Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
• Airplane Flying Handbook
• Risk Management Handbook
• Instrument Procedures Handbook
• Instrument Flying Handbook
• Seaplane, Skiplane and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook