The Aviation Instructor`s Handbook, FAA-H-8083-9B, is the latest release developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Updated in 2020, current in 2022.
(This handbook supersedes FAA-H-8083-9A, Aviation Instructor’s Handbook, dated 2008).

Designed for ground instructors, flight instructors, and aviation maintenance instructors, the Aviation Instructor’s Handbook was developed by the Flight Standards Service, Airman Testing Standards Branch, in cooperation with aviation educators and industry to help beginning instructors understand and apply the fundamentals of instruction. This handbook provides aviation instructors with up-to-date information on learning and teaching, and how to relate this information to the task of teaching aeronautical knowledge and skills to student pilots.
Experienced aviation instructors will also find the updated information useful for improving their effectiveness in training activities.
Illustrated throughout with full-color drawings and photographs.
Chapters include:

• Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management

• Human Behavior

• The Learning Process

• Effective Communication

• The Teaching Process

• Assessment

• Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism

• Techniques of Flight Instruction

• Teaching Practical Risk Management during Flight Instruction

• Appendix A: References

• Appendix B: Developing a Test Item Bank

• Appendix C: Certificates, Ratings, and Endorsements

• Appendix D: Personal Minimums Checklist

• Glossary

• Index

Handbook Features:

Size: 8.5 x 11 inches, 240 pages. Full Color Print.