Aviation Instructor’s
Handbook
U.S. Department
of Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration
FAA-H-8083-9B
Aviation Instructor’s
Handbook
U.S. Department of Transportation
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Flight Standards Service
Aviation Instructor's Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9)
Acknowledgments
The Aviation Instructor’s Handbook was produced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA would like to
extend its appreciation to several aviation industry organizations that provided assistance and input in the preparation of this
handbook including: the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
(AOPA), AOPA Air Safety Foundation (AOPA/ASF), the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), the National Association
of Flight Instructors (NAFI), the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), the Small Aircraft Manufacturers Association
(SAMA), the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), members of the General Aviation Joint Steering Committee
(GAJSC), Society of Aviation Educators (SAFE) , and members of the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC)
Airman Certification Standards Work Group.
Aviation Instructor's Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9)
Preface
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 learners. Experienced aviation instructors will also find the updated information useful for improving their effectiveness in
training activities.
This handbook supersedes FAA-H-8083-9A, Aviation Instructor’s Handbook, dated 2008.
This handbook is available for download, in PDF format, from www.faa.gov.
Comments regarding this publication should be emailed to [email protected].
The contents of this handbook do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. This document
is
intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.