CFI Checkride Guide

CFI Checkride Guide

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I. Fundamentals of Instructing
II. Technical Subject Areas
III. Preflight Preparation
IV. Preflight Lesson on a Maneuver to be Performed in Flight
- A. Maneuver Lesson
V. Preflight Procedures
VI. Airport and Seaplane Base Operations
- A. Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems
- B. Traffic Patterns
VII. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
VIII. Fundamentals of Flight
IX. Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers
X. Slow flight, Stalls, and Spins
XI. Basic Instrument Maneuvers
XII. Emergency Operations
XIII. Multiengine Operations
XIV. Postflight Procedures
- A. After Landing, Parking, and Securing (ASEL, AMEL)
- B. Seaplane Post-Landing Procedures (ASES, AMES)

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Area of Operation VIII

Fundamentals of Flight

Note: The evaluator must select at least one Task from this Area of Operation.

Task A. Straight-and-Level Flight
Task B. Level Turns
Task C. Straight Climbs and Climbing Turns
Task D. Straight Descents and Descending Turns

Based on FAA-S-ACS-25. Always verify against the current ACS and your DPE's plan of action. Part of Zeekin Around.