CFI checkride study guides

Long-form references for initial CFI airplane candidates. Verify every regulation against current FAA publications before your ride.

• CFI oral exam questions (initial airplane)
  Sample CFI oral exam questions by FAA-S-ACS-25 area with model answer outlines, DPE-style follow-ups, and an out-loud practice drill.
• Laws of learning (aviation FOI)
  FAA-H-8083-9B laws of learning for CFI candidates: readiness, effect, exercise, primacy, intensity, and recency — with DPE-style questions and an oral drill.
• CFI endorsements list (AC 61-65K)
  Key logbook endorsements a new CFI must know under 14 CFR 61.87, 61.93, 61.95, and AC 61-65K sample wording — with oral questions and a practice drill.
• Levels of learning (CFI FOI)
  FAA-H-8083-9B levels of learning for CFI candidates: rote, understanding, application, and correlation — with flight examples, oral prompts, and a teach-back drill.
• CFI checkride checklist (initial airplane)
  Initial CFI airplane practical test checklist: 14 CFR 61.183 eligibility, FOI and FIA knowledge tests, AC 61-65K endorsements, IACRA, documents, FAA-S-ACS-25 areas, and a last-week oral prep plan.
• CFI lesson plan example (template + steep turns)
  CFI lesson plan example for initial CFI candidates: FAA-H-8083-9B lesson elements, FAA-S-ACS-25 Task I.C and Area IV, a steep-turn sample plan, and a copyable template — teach it out loud before your checkride.
• Defense mechanisms (Aviation Instructor's Handbook FOI)
  Defense mechanisms aviation instructor handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B): definitions, flight-training examples, ACS Task I.A FI.I.A.K1e, and CFI oral practice questions.
• Learning process (CFI FOI)
  Learning process aviation instructor handbook (FAA-H-8083-9B): perception, insight, memory, transfer, and habit formation for CFI candidates — with DPE oral questions and a teach-back drill.
• CFI checkride what to expect (initial airplane)
  Initial CFI airplane practical test walkthrough: 14 CFR 61.183 and 61.39 prerequisites, FOI and FIA knowledge tests, FAA-S-ACS-25 areas and FOI tasks, ground then flight, spin training per 61.183(i), discontinuance vs disapproval — with sample DPE questions.
• CFI spin training and endorsement (61.183(i))
  CFI spin endorsement guide: 14 CFR 61.183(i) stall/spin training and logbook endorsement, AC 61-65K A.49 sample wording, FAA-S-ACS-25 Task X.I, 91.307 parachutes, spin-approved aircraft and AFM limits — with DPE-style teach-back prompts.
• CFI DPE scenario questions (oral teach-back)
  CFI practical test scenario questions and CFI checkride DPE scenario-based oral prompts by ACS area: FOI student behavior, endorsements and 61.195 limits, VFR rules, and preflight maneuver lessons — with probing notes, citations, and weak-answer traps.

Mock Oral Mastery is not affiliated with or approved by the FAA. These guides are study aids, not official FAA guidance.