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Our most popular product - All Instructor lesson plans, ACS Reviews & Syllabi
Over 12 Years of Updates, and Counting - We'll do the Work to Keep You Current
Prep
Your work is complete! Lessons & PowerPoints for each task in the CFI, CFII & MEI PTS. Edit and tailor the content as desired or go straight to work preparing for your checkrides.
Check
Go to your instructor checkrides prepared and confident with your personally tailored CFI, CFII & MEI lessons and PowerPoints.
Teach
Combine your tailored lessons & PowerPoints with our detailed Syllabi & ACS Reviews and get to work instructing Private, Instrument & Commercial students.
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As we make changes and improve the content, the updates are yours FREE for life, including the new Instructor ACS! No subscription fees or additional costs. Just login and download the latest content.
100% Editable
Don't want to be stuck with someone else's teaching style and notes? Neither do we. With Word documents & PDFs you can tailor the content to fit YOUR needs and teaching style.
Using Our Content
A complete and detailed lesson & PowerPoint for every task in the CFI, CFII & MEI PTS. Our CFI, CFII & MEI lessons are exactly what you need for your Instructor checkrides AND to teach future students.
Edit and tailor the lessons & PowerPoints to your teaching style or drop them on a tablet and go straight to work instructing! Delivered as Word documents, PDFs & PowerPoints.
Consistent FREE updates and improvements (as with all of our content).
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Our ACS Reviews cover the Knowledge and Risk Management sections of every task in the FAA's Private, Instrument and Commercial ACS.
Thorough and organized, they're great for instructors and students alike. Instructors, supplement your CFI, CFII & MEI lessons to ensure your student is prepared for their ACS based checkride. Students, use our ACS Reviews as a study guide to help prep for your checkride! Delivered as Word documents & PDFs.
As always, updates are included and, of course, FREE.
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Using Our Content
Take our Lessons, PowerPoints, and ACS Reviews and combine them with our Private, Instrument & Commercial single-engine syllabi for a one stop CFI shop!
Our syllabi provide a detailed breakdown of every ground and flight lesson, including the Lessons and PowerPoints to teach from, student review topics, planned ground topics, aircraft maneuvers, and more! On top of this you'll find detailed hourly breakdowns, the applicable FAR requirements, as well as student trackers to monitor progress through each course.
Updates are FREE, as expected.
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The Whole Shebang
Our most popular product. Designed for the current or aspiring CFI. Your "one stop CFI shop," setting you up for success on your checkride & in your instructing career. And we throw in our IFR/VFR reference card free!
Prep & Check for: CFI, CFII & MEI Checkrides
Teach: Private, Instrument & Commercial students
CFI Pack
A lite version of The Whole Shebang. Excludes our ACS Reviews & IFR/VFR reference card.
ACS Review Pack
Save with the full set of our ACS Review documents. Great for a student, or pairs great with our Instructor Lessons, PowerPoints & Syllabi!
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Probably one of the most comprehensive and articulate, straightforward lesson plan sets out there.
The best money I ever spent. I love having all the information on just a couple documents with easy access to everything.
Any CFI or aspiring CFI will benefit from this outstanding work.
CFI, CFII and MEI Content & ACS Reviews
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Just the lessons specific to the MEI Add-On checkride. Skip the lessons you've already been tested on.
Not sure what's right for you? We'd be happy to clear up any questions. Send an email to info@thebackseatpilot.com (or use our Contact Form) and we'll get back to you!
Designed for:
Includes:
Designed for:
Includes:
Designed for:
Includes:
Designed for:
Just the lessons specific to the MEI Add-On checkride. Skip the lessons you've already been tested on.
Not sure what's right for you? We'd be happy to clear up any questions. Send an email to info@thebackseatpilot.com (or use our Contact Form) and we'll get back to you!
The CFI lesson plans are an amazing tool!! These have been an amazing template and tool to help me build my own lesson plans. If you’re on the fence about it, I highly suggest taking advantage of these!!
I looked literally everywhere for CFII lesson plans but these were the best ones I could get... Would recommend 10/10!
The documents are phenomenal… If you are someone who is looking to start building your own lesson plans, this is the perfect product to guide you from start to finish...
Reference Cards
Physical Products (not downloads)
We tirelessly scoured the FAR/AIM and picked the brains of flight instructors and students in order to establish the most critical, difficult to retain, and useful information for any pilot to have on hand at any time, and compiled this information into a simple, organized, and attractive reference card.
Learn MoreHolds are tough, and we want to make them easier. That's why we created a reference card dedicated to Holding. Have quick access to drawing holds, hold entry procedures, speeds, wind correction, and more!
Whether you're learning, teaching, or flying Holds, our Holds reference card will make your holds easier!
Learn MoreVery nicely made with key information on both VFR and IFR. Will be my go to card in the cockpit. Great customer service as well.
These make perfect gifts for newer or rusty IFR and/or VFR students.
This card is great to keep on your knee board. Whether you struggle with remembering light gun signals or cloud clearance requirements, it has everything you need to stay safe and legal when you fly.
A few of our most common questions. Find more answers to your questions on our FAQ page.
Definitely! Many pilots have (and passed)! We do, however, recommend that you use our lessons to supplement your own or go through and add/remove/edit the information to ensure you're well prepared for the checkride and are comfortable with the format and flow of the lessons.
And the FAA agrees. Straight from the Aviation Instructor's Handbook:
"Commercially developed lesson plans are acceptable for most training situations, including use by flight instructor applicants during their practical tests. However, all instructors should recognize that even well-designed preprinted lesson plans may need to be modified. Therefore, instructors are encouraged to use creativity when adapting preprinted lesson plans or when developing their own lesson plans for specific learners or training circumstances." (Page 7-9)
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