Gleim CFI ACS Practical Test Prep

A Complete Guide to Every ACS Task

Prepare with confidence for the FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) practical test using CFI ACS Practical Test Prep, a comprehensive, ACS-aligned guide designed specifically for today’s instructor applicants. This book walks you through every task in the FAA Airman Certification Standards (ACS), translating regulatory language into clear explanations, practical teaching guidance, and real-world instructional insight.

Built to support both ground and flight preparation, this guide helps you understand not only what you must demonstrate on the checkride, but how to teach it effectively—exactly what examiners expect from a professional flight instructor.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• Preface
  
• Part I — General Certificate Information
  • Study Unit 1: Optimizing Your Flight and Ground Training
  • Study Unit 2: Your FAA Practical (Flight) Test
• Part II — Flight Maneuvers and FAA Airman Certification Standards: Discussed and Explained
  • Section I: Fundamentals of Instructing
  • Section II: Technical Subject Areas
  • Section III: Preflight Preparation
  • Section IV: Preflight Lesson on a Maneuver to be Performed in Flight
  • Section V: Preflight Procedures
  • Section VI: Airport Operations
  • Section VIII: Fundamentals of Flight
  • Section IX: Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers
  • Section X: Slow Flight, Stalls, and Spins
  • Section XI: Basic Instrument Maneuvers
  • Section XII: Emergency Operations
  • Section XIV: Postflight Procedures
• Appendix A: The FAA’s Flight Instructor for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Sample Lesson Plan
  • Index

MPN: CFIPT