Hamilton Pilot Training System for Sport Pilot Certified Flight Instructor (CFIS) Applicants

Hamilton Pilot Training System for Sport Pilot Certified Flight Instructor (CFIS) Applicants

The Hamilton Pilot Training System (HPTS), is a flight and ground training system for a Sport Pilot Instructor (CFIS) applicant to become an instructor and teach in light sport aircraft including fixed-wing aircraft (airplanes), weight-shift control aircraft (trikes), and powered parachutes. You can use it with an Instructor and/or as a home study course.

The training system, developed by Sport Pilot industry leader, Paul Hamilton, CFI, DPE, SPE, SPIE, uses a building block approach that optimizes training time, as well as your time with your Instructor. It offers you a step-by-step process to learn all of the tasks, aeronautical knowledge, and skills necessary for you to simply and easily become a Sport Pilot CFI.

The Hamilton Pilot Training System Description

The training system is a step-by-step standardized process that includes specific lesson plans for the Sport Pilot Certified Flight Instructor applicant.

Sport Pilot Certified Flight Instructor Applicant

Stage 1 - Basics of Flight Training
Stage 2 - Student and Instructor Learning Behavior and Communication
Stage 3 - Instructor Responsibilities
Stage 4 - Sport Pilot CFI FAA Test Preparation for Knowledge and Practical Test

Fundamentals of Instruction Knowledge Test
CFI Knowledge Test for Category
Checkride (Practical Test)

Oral Test
Flight Test

The Sport Pilot Instructor certification course is similar to the Sport Pilot certification course; however, it requires a higher level of knowledge and skill plus additional teaching skills in Aeronautical Knowledge and Aeronautical Skill. Each Module contains both a flight and ground lesson. The flight lessons follow a similar progression to the Sport Pilot lesson plans, but the student/applicant applies the Fundamentals of Instruction ground training learned for the flight lesson. Therefore, ground lessons must be completed before the flight lessons. We will call the sport pilot undergoing training to be an instructor an "applicant" throughout this part of the syllabus.

Lesson Plans, Stage Checks, and FAA Testing Procedures

The applicant studies the Fundamentals of Instruction and then applies the principles to the flight lessons. The student is learning to instruct the instructor who is playing the role of a student as well as teaching the instructor applicant how to instruct. The lesson plans use FAA 8083-9, the Aviation Instructor's Handbook as a basis for homework assignments. Stage checks are performed within the flight lesson at the end of each stage. The course exam is the Fundamentals of Instruction test, CFI knowledge test preparation and the simulated checkride. The instructor provides the recommendation for the applicant to take an instructor checkride from a designated pilot examiner (DPE) with a sport pilot instructor examiner (SPIE) rating on FAA Form 8110-11.

This system is detailed in the Sport Pilot Training Syllabus, which is the applicant's workbook. The training syllabus specifies tasks for flight and ground training. It outlines student homework which the Instructor assigns and reviews. A Training Task Log is used by the Instructor to record the student's progress in flight and ground tasks.

Pilot training kits for Sport Pilot CFI applicants may be purchase at Adventure Productions online store at www.ap-store.com.

Kits for Sport Pilot CFI Applicants

Kits to become a Sport Pilot Certified Flight Instructor (CFIS) and "Ace" your FAA Knowledge (written) and Practical (checkride) exams.

Training Kits - Basic

Training Kits - Deluxe

Test Prep Kits

Training & Test Prep Kits - Basic

Training & Test Prep Kits - Deluxe

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