Flight Instructor Documents

There is an old adage that aerodynamics don't make airplanes fly, money does! If you're a flight instructor, you've learned that money doesn't make airplanes fly... paperwork does! As an experienced flight instructor myself, I have developed some personal record keeping files and techniques that I think work pretty well. Please feel free to download, edit, alter, pass on

Record of Flight Instruction, Form 100

(Private, Commercial, Flight Instructor, and Biennial Flight Review Curriculums)

Microsoft Word Format, 56.5KB

An excellent form to be used by flight instructors during flight. I use this form (or the instrument equivalent) for all of my students, regardless of whether we are using a pre-approved syllabus (such as Jeppesen) or not.

This form has five sections, the header contains student name, curriculum, lesson and date information. Below that is a flight time summary for the particular lesson. The next two sections contain various ground and flight tasks that may be performed during the lesson (right column). A check box is provided for the instructor to mark if the item was completed. It also has space for comments to be written during the flight for use during a postflight debriefing (left column). The final section of the form contain signature boxes for the student and instructor.

This form includes tasks from the Private Pilot, Commerical Pilot, and Flight Instructor Airplane (ASEL/AMEL) Practical Test Standards.

This form provides an excellent archive for both student and instructor of lesson progress and task completion. At the end of each lesson, I put these forms into a binder that I keep as part of my flight instructor records. In the event that questions arise about my instruction (as to what was or was not covered in a lesson or curriculum) from any sort of investigation, I have a complete record of student progress that was signed by the student. In addition, it allows instructors to track and show student progress (through comments) over an extended period of time.

Record of Flight Instruction, Form 101

(Instrument, Instrument Flight Instructor, and Instrument Proficiency Check Curriculums)

Microsoft Word Format

Instrument curriculum equivalent to Form 100, as listed above.

This form includes tasks from the Instrument Pilot and Flight Instructor Instrument Airplane (ASEL/AMEL) Practical Test Standards.

This form provides an excellent archive for both student and instructor of lesson progress and task completion. At the end of each lesson, I put these forms into a binder that I keep as part of my flight instructor records. In the event that questions arise about my instruction (as to what was or was not covered in a lesson or curriculum) from any sort of investigation, I have a complete record of student progress that was signed by the student. In addition, it allows instructors to track and show student progress (through comments) over an extended period of time.

Common Radio Communications Handout

(Private Pilot and Biennial Flight Review Curriculums)

Microsoft Word Format, 33KB

This is a basic handout that I created to help introduce students to common radio procedures for controlled and uncontrolled airports. Contains examples of communications for most basic situations where radio communications are needed for a student to solo.

Designed to be printed on an 8.5"x11" piece of paper. Once printed, it can be folded in half, laminated and hole punched to fit into a kneeboard or Jepp-size binder.