Welcome! Welcome to the challenging course of a Flight Instructor Rating. The course is designed to prepare flight instructors within the minimum Class 1 and flight times – and maximum homework, self-study, buddy practice and critique. Each hour with a Class 1 instructor usually requires about ten hours of preparation, studies and practice from your side. It will be a lot of hard work, and often it might seem you don’t see results. Do not get discouraged! Be patient and persistent. The sparkle in the eyes of your first solo student will be so much worth it!

For more than 50 years, the Cooper Flight Instructor Manual has helped pilots become effective and confident flight instructors. This 9th Revised Edition features new information on GPS, current industry standards, new study and review questions, and a new introduction by the author. It is the first edition to include gender-neutral language, an index, hard cover, online purchase, and an electronic version for mobile devices. The Cooper Flight Instructor Manual captures the information and skills needed to translate technical and practical knowledge into effective instruction. Used in conjunction with Transport Canada publications, it will adequately prepare a commercial pilot for the Transport Canada Flight Instructor written examination, the in-flight training and ground instruction, as well as the flight test.