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Hello.

You are invited to participate in a research study involving CFIs. As part of this study, we are asking you to complete this questionnaire, which consists of four parts followed by a set of demographic questions. It will take between 20 and 30 minutes to complete the questionnaire. Before clicking on the link to begin, it is important for you to understand the following:

1. Your responses will be treated as strictly confidential and will be accessible only by the research team.

2. Your responses will remain completely anonymous.

3. No reference will be made in oral or written reports that could connect you in any way to this study.

4. Your participation is completely voluntary and you are not required to participate in the study.

5. If you begin taking the survey and opt not to continue, you may simply close your browser’s window to close your session. This action will delete your responses and eliminate you as a participant.

6. By clicking on the link below, you are indicating that you are at least 18 years old and have agreed to voluntarily participate in the study.
 
 
Section A: Attitudes Toward Flight Instruction

This section contains a set of statements about your attitude toward flight instruction. There are no correct or incorrect responses. Please read each item carefully, think about how you feel about each item, and then click on the circle that most closely corresponds to how the statements best describe your feelings based on the response scale of Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, and Strongly Agree.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
A1. Flight instruction is a very worthwhile and necessary endeavor.
A2. I want to develop my flight instruction skills.
A3. I get a great deal of satisfaction out of solving flight instruction problems.
A4. Flight instruction increases situational awareness.
A5. Flight instruction is applicable to everyday life.
A6. Flight instruction is one of the most important endeavors for a pilot to study.
A7. The CFI training courses I’ve taken are important regardless of what my career goals are.
A8. I can think of many ways that I use my flight instruction skills outside of flight training.
A9. Fundamentals of Instruction (FOI) is one of my most dreaded subjects.
A10. My mind goes blank and I am unable to think clearly when working with flight students.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
A11. Studying FOI makes me feel nervous.
A12. Flight instruction makes me feel uncomfortable.
A13. I have low self-confidence in my flight instruction ability.
A14. When I hear the acronym FOI, I have a feeling of dislike.
A15. It makes me nervous to even think about having to teach a flight student.
A16. Flight instruction does not scare me at all.
A17. I have a lot of self-confidence when it comes to flight instruction.
A18. I am able to solve flight instruction problems without too much difficulty.
A19. I expect to do fairly well in any advanced flight instruction training class I take.
A20. I am always confused in any advanced flight instruction training class I take.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
A21. I feel a sense of security when attempting flight instruction.
A22. Flight instruction comes easily.
A23. I am confident that I could learn additional flight training techniques.
A24. I have usually enjoyed studying flight instruction techniques.
A25. Flight instruction is dull and boring.
A26. I like to solve new problems in flight instruction.
A27. I would prefer to flight instruct than to hold a non-flight job.
A28. I would like to avoid taking additional flight instruction techniques classes.
A29. I really like flight instructing.
A30. I am happier in a flight instruction techniques class than in any other class.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
A31. Flight instruction is a very interesting subject.
A32. I am willing to do more than the minimum FAA requirements for flight instruction.
A33. I plan to learn as many flight instruction techniques as I can.
A34. The challenge of flight instruction appeals to me.
A35. I thinking studying additional flight instruction techniques is useful.
A36. I believe flight instruction can help me solve problems in other areas.
A37. I am comfortable expressing my own ideas on how to look for solutions to difficult problems in flight instruction.
A38. I am comfortable answering the questions of other flight instructors.
A39. A strong flight instruction background could help me in my professional life.
A40. I believe I am good at solving flight instruction problems.
 
 
Section B: Perceptive Inventory

This section contains a set of questions related to your job as a CFI. There are no correct or incorrect responses. Please read each item carefully, think about how you feel about each item, and then click on the circle that most closely corresponds to how the statements best describe your feelings based on the response scale of Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, and Strongly Agree.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
B1. Sometimes there are too many flight students for me to train. (S)
B2. My job is overwhelming at times. (S)
B3. I am always worried about flight student safety. (B)
B4. This is an interesting place to work. (C)
B5. The tasks that I am responsible for do not change much from day to day. (B)
B6. Nothing ever changes here. (B)
B7. I manage to find new things to keep me busy at work. (C)
B8. My job is easy to perform.
B9. There is not too much work associated with being a flight instructor.
B10. I find this job exhausting. (S)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
B11. Nothing exciting happens here. (C)
B12. Working here is fun. (C)
B13. This is an interesting place to work. (C)
B14. My pay reflects the importance of my job.
B15. I feel like what I do is valuable. (C)
B16. I chose this job to meet new people. (C)
B17. I chose this job to build flight time.
B18. I chose this job because I think it is important.
 
 
Section C: General Self-Efficacy Scale

This section consists of a set of statements that measure a person's general self-efficacy. There are no correct or incorrect responses. Please read each item carefully, think about how you feel about each item, and then click on the circle that most closely corresponds to how the statements best describe your feelings based on the response scale of Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, and Strongly Agree.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
C1. I will be able to achieve most of the goals that I have set for myself.
C2. When facing difficult tasks, I am certain that I will accomplish them.
C3. In general, I think that I can obtain outcomes that are important to me.
C4. I believe I can succeed at most any endeavor to which I set my mind.
C5. I will be able to successfully overcome many challenges.
C6. I am confident that I can perform effectively on many different tasks.
C7. Compared to other people, I can do most tasks very well.
C8. Even when things are tough, I can perform quite well.
 
 
Section D: Hazardous Attitudes Scale

This section contains a set of statements about pilots' attitudes. There are no correct or incorrect responses. Please read each item carefully, think about how you feel about each item, and then click on the circle that most closely corresponds to how the statements best describe your feelings based on the response scale of Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, and Strongly Agree.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
D1. I'd like to be a bush pilot.
D2. If there was a flying competition in my area, I'd participate in it.
D3. I like to practice unusual attitudes in flying.
D4. I like to see how close I can cut things.
D5. I like landing on short fields just to show I can do it.
D6. If gusty crosswinds were keeping other pilots on the ground, I'd consider flying anyhow to see if I could do it.
D7. I figure nothing can happen to me in an airplane that I cannot handle.
D8. If I hear other pilots discussing a maneuver that can be done on my airplane, I'll try it out.
D9. I like to practice spins.
D10. I like to fly on the edge.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
D11. I like to practice unusual aircraft attitudes.
D12. I like making turns steeper than 60 degrees, just to see if I can do it.
D13. I feel uncomfortable flying VFR in 3 miles visibility haze.
D14. I wish I could be a fighter pilot.
D15. The bigger, faster, more powerful the airplane, the better the pilot.
D16. If the weather is marginal, I don't mind waiting at the airport until it clears up.
D17. In flying it's better to be safe than sorry.
D18. In an uncontrolled area with lots of traffic, I worry about the possibility of a mid-air collision.
D19. I feel comfortable flying at night.
D20. I always worry about an accident when I'm flying.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
D21. I really worry about mid-air collisions.
D22. While flying at night, I worry about not seeing navigation landmarks and getting lost.
D23. I really worry about running out of fuel.
D24. I really worry about having to make an emergency landing.
D25. When I'm flying, I feel that everything is going to be OK.
D26. At night I worry about not being able to see an emergency landing field if the engine quits.
D27. I don't worry about traffic because it's a big sky and I'm in a small plane.
D28. I feel very vulnerable to accidents.
D29. If I fly VFR on top, I feel sure I can find a hole in the clouds to come back down through.
D30. If I fly over water, I worry about having to ditch if the engine quits.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
D31. If I'm on base leg and the wind shifts so I'd land with a tailwind, I'll go around to make a different approach.
D32. When the plane ahead of me in the pattern is making much too large a pattern, I'll cut in front and make a short final.
D33. I really hate being delayed when I fly on a trip.
D34. I feel like yelling at people who don't clear the runway fast enough when I'm on final approach.
D35. I'm basically an impatient pilot.
D36. I tend to follow the airplane ahead of me in the pattern fairly closely.
D37. I get angry if I'm on approach on base leg and someone cuts in front of me doing a straight-in approach.
D38. If I want to fly somewhere, I want to do it now.
D39. If I'm on final approach and the wind shifts to a tailwind, I'll usually go ahead and land.
D40. I'll cut in between two airplanes in the pattern if there is enough distance between them.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
D41. I have never flown VFR when visibility was less than 3 miles.
D42. I usually fly with the throttle pushed all the way in (90-100% power).
D43. If I could cut off a lot of time on a cross-country flight by taking a short cut through an MOA, I'd do it.
D44. If I could save a lot of time by cutting the corner of a TCA that didn't have any traffic, I'd do it.
D45. I might dip into my fuel reserve to avoid a fuel stop and save time.
D46. Either an accident is going to happen to you or it isn't.
D47. Sometimes I feel like the airplane has a mind of its own.
D48. In a congested area, I figure that if I keep the correct altitude and heading I'll get through safely.
D49. Sometimes I feel that I have very little control over what happens to the aircraft.
D50. When I fly a well-maintained aircraft, I feel sure that nothing will really go wrong with it.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
D51. You don't go until your number is up.
D52. I'll die when it's my time to go, but not before.
D53. In a tight situation, I trust to fate.
D54. When I'm in a tough spot, I figure if I make it, I make it, and if I don't, I don't.
D55. If I think an accident is going to happen when flying, I tend to freeze at the controls.
D56. If I had an accident, it would be the result of bad luck.
D57. In flying, what will be, will be.
D58. Successful flying is partly a matter of good luck.
D59. The strange noises in my airplane will just go away.
D60. If I have done something illegal while flying, I will report it myself because I figure someone will report it anyway.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
D61. The FAA is more of a hindrance than a help.
D62. I always feel I have complete control over the airplane.
D63. Careful route planning and attention to navigation determines whether or not I will get lost.
D64. I am a pilot due entirely to my hard work and ability.
D65. I've been in some tough spots before and always come out OK.
D66. I can learn any flying skill if I put my mind to it.
D67. My vigilance while aloft determines how likely I am to have a collision in flight.
D68. In a tight situation, I believe in doing anything rather that doing nothing.
D69. The thoroughness of my preflight mostly determines the likelihood of my having mechanical trouble with the aircraft.
D70. I like to practice stalls.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
D71. I know how to control an airplane if the elevator control fails.
D72. I like to practice steep turns.
D73. If I find a sod (grass) field, I'll practice soft-field take off and landings.
D74. When its windy out, I like to work on my cross-wind landings.
D75. The private pilot requirements should be broadened to require more skills that are not now required, like spin recovery training.
D76. Air traffic control is often more of a hindrance than a help.
D77. In general, I get good service from Flight Service Stations.
D78. A successful flight is solely due to good planning and good execution.
D79. I will follow the FAA regulations even if they inconvenience me, because it's the right thing to do.
D80. The FAA should do better things with their time than prosecuting pilots for minor airspace incursions.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
D81. Random drug testing without any reason violates the rights of pilots.
D82. If you want to protest a license suspension by the FAA, the odds are stacked against you.
D83. In general, I find ATC to be very helpful.
D84. FAA inspectors for GA are very competent.
D85. Insurance companies have too much control in aviation.
D86. Most of the Federal Aviation Regulations do not promote safety.
D87. Ramp checks by FAA are a nuisance.
D88. The FAA is more concerned with restricting access to aviation than in providing the services aviation needs.
 
 
Section E: Demographics

E1. Please indicate your gender and race/ethnicity.
Caucasian African American Hispanic Asian American Other
Male
Female
 
 
 
E2. Please indicate your age.
   
E3. Please indicate how many years you have held a flight instructor certificate.
   
E4. Please indicate the approximate TOTAL hours of dual given as a flight instructor.
   
E5. Please indicate the approximate hours of dual given as a flight instructor in the PREVIOUS 90 days.
   
E6. Please indicate your approximate total flight time.
   
 
 
 
E7. Please indicate the type of flight instruction certificates you currently hold (check all that apply):
 
CFI
 
CFII
 
MEI
 
ATP

 
 
 
Thank you for participating in this study. If you have any questions please contact Dr. Michael Gallo via e-mail ([email protected]) or telephone (321-674-7634). If you would like to know your score on any of the scales presented in this questionnaire, please enter your e-mail address here. You are advised, however, that by entering your e-mail address you effectively are forfeiting your right to anonymity because it will now be possible to link your responses to your e-mail address. Therefore, by entering your e-mail address you are acknowledging that (1) you are doing so voluntarily and that (2) you understand that this could result in a breach of anonymity.
   
 
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