The Certified Flight Instructor Rating is an FAA qualification required to train pilots. The Certified Flight Instructor – CFI is authorized to give instructions towards the Private Pilot License, Commercial Pilot License and Airline Transport Pilot License. CFIs are authorized to give endorsements and flight reviews related to these licenses.
Minimum requirements to obtain a Certified Flight Instructor Rating are:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand the English language fluently.
- Hold a Commercial Pilot License.
- Obtain at least a third class medical certificate from an Aviation Medical Examiner
- Pass the Fundamentals of Instruction (FOI) written examination.
- Pass a computerized aeronautical knowledge test
- Accumulate and log a specified amount of training and experience under Part 61, Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) section 61.187.
- Pass an oral test and flight test administered by an FAA inspector or designated examiner
Course Duration: 4 weeks*
* Subject to flying weather availability and student aptitude
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