SSF FIRC Presentations

These presentations have been given by various class instructors at the SSF Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC). For more information on attending a FIRC, visit the Outreach Activities page.

Note:Soaring pilots, clubs, and schools may use this presentation provided they attribute the material to the SSF. Note: most of these presentations are large (over 2 Mbytes).

Every year SSF trustees and advisors travel around the country putting on the FAA approved Flight Instructor Refresher Course. There course allow instructor and non-instructors the opportunity to discuss safety issues and concerns about their specific area or site. Flight Instructors who complete the course can take the graduation certificate to their local FSDO and renew their CFIG privileges for another 2 years. The following sample agenda gives you an idea of the topics covered in the 2014/2015 period. Check out the Course Schedule for a list of previous and future course.

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SSF Flight Instructor Refresher Course

Typical Daily Schedule

Day 1

0800 - 0825 Course Introduction
0825 - 0850 Teaching Aerodynamics
Break
0900 - 0950 Flight Safety
Break
1000 - 1050 Human Factors
Break
1100 - 1150 14 CFR Regulations and TSA Rule Updates
Break
1200 - 1300 Lunch
1300 - 1350 Navigation in the National Airspace System
Break
1400 - 1450 Airport Operations
Break
1500 - 1550 Briefings and Checklists
Break
1600 - 1650 Launch Methods and Failures
Break
1700 - 1730 Stage Test 1

Day 2

0800 - 0180 Flight Maneuvers and Procedures
Break
0900 - 0950 Stalls and Spins
Break
1000 - 1050 Recurrent and Transition Training
Break
1100 - 1150 Soaring Flight Decision Making
Break
1200 - 1300 Lunch
1300 - 1350 Goal Oriented Approaches and Landings
Break
1400 - 1450 Weather Briefings and Enroute Analysis
Break
1500 - 1550 Fundamentals of Instruction
Break
1600 - 1630 Open Forum
Break
1635 - 1650 Stage Test 2
1650 - 1700 Evaluatin and Graduation

View previous years presentations via the links of of the 2014 FIRC schedule.

View previous years presentations via the links of of the 2012 FIRC schedule.