A professional who instructs student pilots in flight procedures and techniques and in ground school courses. Responsibilities include:

• Develops and prepares course outlines, study materials, and instructional procedures for students enrolled in basic, advanced, or instrument ground school.
• Lectures on various subjects, such as aircraft construction, federal aviation regulations, and radio navigation.
• Demonstrates operation of various aircraft components and instruments, and techniques for controlling aircraft during maneuvers, such as taxiing, takeoff, and landing, using synthetic instrument trainers.
• Observes student's actions during training flights to ensure assimilation of classroom instruction and to comply with federal aviation regulations.
• Tests and evaluates students' progress, using written and performance tests and oral interviews.
• May teach advanced, basic, or instrument courses and be designated Ground Instructor, Advanced; Ground Instructor, Basic; Ground Instructor, Instrument.
• Must be certified by Federal Aviation Administration.