CFI ORAL EXAM: Part 1/7 | FOI

In this series, we will be going through a complete CFI oral start to finish. The series will be broken up into 8 sections, and give you a good understanding of what to expect on your CFI checkride. Put your knowledge to the test and follow along with us in this video series whether you are studying for your CFI or not!

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[LILIANADELACRUZSANCHEZ]

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

[hushim]

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

[OnTheFlyInterviews]

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!

[kingvigalanty]

The most valued hour I’ve spent on YouTube thank you

[Kylezjohnston]

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

[groverton]

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!

[TurdFurggison]

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!

[kakai]

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

[ricardoroman]

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

[yakubuumar]

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

[mattb.]

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

[hunterhall]

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

[NVFlyer]

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.

[AFO]

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!

[adamstenning]

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.

[saratogapilot]

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.

[flybouy]

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.

[zachwilliams]

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

[jesse]

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!!

[DC.]

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