# FI.I.C — Course Development, Lesson Plans, and Classroom Training Techniques — Flight Instructor Rotorcraft ACS

> FI.I.C from FAA-S-ACS-29, including the official objective, references, notes, and 33 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

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## Official Task context

- FAA document: Flight Instructor for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating Airman Certification Standards
- Identifier: FAA-S-ACS-29
- Published source date: November 2023
- Aircraft category: Rotorcraft
- Certificate or rating: Flight Instructor
- Area of Operation: Area of Operation I. Fundamentals of Instructing
- Task: Task C. Course Development, Lesson Plans, and Classroom Training Techniques
- Task code prefix: FI.I.C
- Official references: FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-9, FAA-H-8083-25
- FAA source library: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs

## Official Task objective

To determine the applicant understands the teaching process, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction.

## Knowledge elements

- **FI.I.C.K1** — Teaching, including:
- **FI.I.C.K1a** — a. Process
- **FI.I.C.K1b** — b. Essential skills
- **FI.I.C.K2** — Course of training.
- **FI.I.C.K3** — Preparation of a lesson, including:
- **FI.I.C.K3a** — a. Training objectives and completion standards
- **FI.I.C.K3b** — b. Performance-based objectives
- **FI.I.C.K3c** — c. Importance of Airman Certification Standards (ACS) in aviation training curricula
- **FI.I.C.K3d** — d. Decision-based objectives
- **FI.I.C.K4** — Organization of material.
- **FI.I.C.K5** — Training delivery methods, including:
- **FI.I.C.K5a** — a. Lecture
- **FI.I.C.K5b** — b. Discussion
- **FI.I.C.K5c** — c. Guided discussion
- **FI.I.C.K5d** — d. Cooperative or group learning
- **FI.I.C.K5e** — e. Demonstration-performance
- **FI.I.C.K5f** — f. Drill and practice
- **FI.I.C.K6** — Electronic learning (e-Learning).
- **FI.I.C.K7** — Instructional aids and training technologies, including:
- **FI.I.C.K7a** — a. Characteristics of effective instructional aids
- **FI.I.C.K7b** — b. Reasons for use
- **FI.I.C.K7c** — c. Guidelines for use
- **FI.I.C.K7d** — d. Types
- **FI.I.C.K8** — Integrated flight instruction.
- **FI.I.C.K9** — Problem-based instruction.
- **FI.I.C.K10** — Planning instructional activity, including:
- **FI.I.C.K10a** — a. Blocks of learning
- **FI.I.C.K10b** — b. Training syllabus
- **FI.I.C.K10c** — c. Lesson plans

## Risk management elements

- **FI.I.C.R1** — Selection of teaching method.

## Skills elements

- **FI.I.C.S1** — Prepare an instructional lesson plan using teaching methods and materials appropriate for Task and learner characteristics, including:
- **FI.I.C.S1a** — a. Aeronautical knowledge ground lesson applicable for a classroom
- **FI.I.C.S1b** — b. Maneuver introduction and ground lesson

## Difficulty methodology

Difficulty calibration is ongoing for this Task. Observed difficulty is a privacy-thresholded check-ride.ai mock-oral practice proxy, not an FAA practical-test pass or fail rate. Underlying sample sizes and the private reporting threshold are not published.

## Use in practice

A mock examiner can ask a pilot to explain the published elements, apply them to the configured aircraft and airport context, identify risks, and defend a decision. Practice prompts are not represented as actual FAA examiner scripts or predictions of the questions a candidate will receive.