Farmhall Aviation Training ---Train as a Professional

Groundschool instructors come from many backgrounds. Some are flight instructors, perhaps teaching groundschool somewhat reluctantly. Others are subject-matter experts who may not even be pilots.

The Rockcliffe Airport in Ottawa, for example, is particularly lucky to be able to draw on subject-matter experts from Environment Canada, the National Research Council, various high-tech companies and other organisations to teach particular topics in its groundschools. Other flight schools may not have access to such resources and may therefore rely primarily on flight instructors for groundschool teaching.

Whatever your background, as a groundschool instructor you will want to have fun with the lessons and present the most thorough and professional course in as consistent manner as possible. The products made available by Farmhall Aviation Training allow you to do this with the minimum effort on your part:

1. the detailed syllabuses provide you with a course layout that is guaranteed to cover the material your students will need to write the Transport Canada examinations
2. the threshold knowledge tests allow you to assess the level of knowledge that the strudents are bringing to the class. This is particularly important when teaching the instrument rating groundschool as some students may have just finished their private pilot licence and be relatively up-to-date with the various groundschool topics whereas others may have been flying for some years and need to have the more elementary information reviewed.
3. workbooks around which the classroom teaching can be organised. Typically these are used in three phases:
   1. During instruction the students may be referred to charts, tables, weather forecasts, etc. in the workbook. This obviates the need to replicate handouts.
   2. After each topic has been presented, the students may be asked to "do questions 23 and 24" to allow you to assess whether they have understood. If so, then move on. If not, then more explanation will be necessary and the students may be asked to "do question 25". Generally there are enough questions on each topic for you to be able to make sure that the class understands before you move on.
   3. After class, the student is encouraged to read the remaining text. During a lesson there will generally only be time to cover a small portion of what is explained in the workbooks. This reading will generate discussion and questions for the next class.
4. The examinations allow you to test the students at the end of the course to determine what topics may need to be reviewed.
5. The Farmhall Aviation Training email service allows you (or your students) to get answers to questions that may have puzzled the class and support for approaches to teaching particular topics.

So, whatever type of instructor you are, Farmhall Aviation Training has resources for you and welcomes corrections and comments on the content of the workbooks. Please use the Contact Us tab to report errors (whether grammatical or aviation-related), request changes and point out places where the texts could be clearer. This feedback is welcomed and encouraged.