PALM SPRINGS PILOTS ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

Requirements for Obtaining Your

Initial Flight Instructors Certificate

 

 

  1. Be at least 18 years of age.
  2. Be able to read, write, and converse fluently in English.
  3. Hold a commercial or airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate with an aircraft rating appropriate to the flight instructor rating sought (e.g., airplane, glider).
    1. You must also hold an instrument rating to be a flight instructor in an airplane.
  4. Receive and log ground training (such as using Fundamentals of Instructing FAA Knowledge Test, Flight Instructor Flight Maneuvers and Practical Test Prep, and Pilot Handbook to learn
    1. Fundamentals of instructing (FOI)
    2. All other subject areas in which ground training is required for recreational, private, and commercial pilot certificates and for an instrument rating
  5. Pass both the FOI and the flight instructor knowledge tests with scores of 70% or better.
    1. You are not required to take the FOI knowledge test if you
      1. Hold an FAA flight or ground instructor certificate
      2. Hold a current teacher's certificate authorizing you to teach at an educational level of the 7th grade or higher
      3. Are employed as a teacher at an accredited college or university
  6. Demonstrate flight proficiency (FAR 61.187).
    1. You must receive and log flight and ground training and obtain a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor on the following areas of operations for an airplane category rating with a single-engine class rating.
      1. Fundamentals of instructing
      2. Technical support areas
      3. Preflight preparation
      4. Preflight lesson on a maneuver to be performed in flight
      5. Preflight procedures
      6. Airport and seaplane base operations
      7. Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds
      8. Fundamentals of flight
      9. Performance maneuvers
      10. Ground reference maneuvers
      11. Slow flight, stalls, and spins
      12. Basic instrument maneuvers
      13. Emergency operations
      14. Post-flight procedures
    2. The flight instruction must be given by a person who has held a flight instructor certificate during the 24 months immediately preceding the date the instruction is given and who has given at least 200 hr. of flight instruction as a CFI.
    3. You must also obtain a logbook endorsement by an appropriately certificated and rated flight instructor who has provided you with spin entry, spin, and spin recovery training in an airplane that is certificated for spins and has found you instruction ally competent and proficient in those training areas, i.e., so you can teach spins.
    4. Use of Flight Instructor Flight Maneuvers and Practical Test Prep book from your first flight instructor lesson to your practical test. We outline and illustrate each flight maneuver you will perform during y our flight training.
  7. Successfully complete the flight instructor practical test, which will be conducted as specified in FAA’s Flight Instructor Flight Maneuvers and Practical Test Prep.

 

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   Requirements for Obtaining Your

Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument Certificate

 

 

Program Cost - Flight Time Requirements - Training Programs

 

 

The Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument adds instrument instruction privileges to your current Flight Instructor Certificate. Similar to the CFI certificate, there are no flight time requirements outside the 3 hours of test preparation. The success of this course is largely dependent on your current instrument proficiency and your ability to teach in this advanced environment.

 

 

REQUIREMENTS:

 

61.183 – Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for a Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument, a person must:

 

Be at least 18 years of age

Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.

Hold a Commercial Pilot Certificate with Instrument Privileges or Airline Transport Certificate

Hold a current Certified Flight Instructor Certificate

Hold at least a current second class medical certificate.

Pass a written exam on the aeronautical knowledge areas of FAR 61.185 (a) (2) and (a) (3).

Receive flight training and a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor who:

1) Has conducted the training in the areas of operation listed in FAR 61.187(b)

2.) Has certified that the person is prepared for the required practical test.

 

Pass a practical test on the areas of operation listed in FAR 61.187

 

 

 

 

For further information or assistance please contact the Palm Springs Pilots Association at 760-285-3273

Updated Saturday, November 3, 2006