Sorry just realised you mean AI is artifical horizon so its not so dissimilar I had visions of you teaching partial panel from the word go. I would still go with below though.
As I stated I would start by doing exactly what they would do with VFR flying which is by selecting the attitude.
Then trimming for that attitude. Not flying it on the trim but doing it so they are flying with a light touch and letting the aircraft do all the work.
Then referencing the alt and the DI to maintain S&L.
Which is where the term "dot to altimeter" which is the ball in the center of the AH which references pitch. And "wings to DI" which is of course your roll.
But the main focus is maintaining a wings level and level attitude using the AH.
Then move on to correcting deviations from required alts and headings.
Once they have that move onto the climbing and decending scans again getting them to set an attitude for known performance for either and then referencing the ASI and ALT until stable & trimmed.
Every thing is working towards the student knowing how to set the machine up for known performance eg flight idle, 7deg nose down wings level = 1000ft/min 150knts (made up numbers) then when within 200 ft of assigned level put every thing back to the known requirments for S&L wait until the plane sorts itself out and stabilses get it in trim small adjustments to level and thats it.
The scan centers around the attitude of the aircraft then other instruments are included as required.
Last edited by mad_jock; 3rd February 2012 at 10:58.