Pilots seeking to obtain the FAA Certified Flight Instructors (CFI) license must hold at least an FAA Commercial Pilot license with Instrument Rating and current FAA medical certificate. There is no minimum training time required by the regulations but we recommend the course covers at least 12 hours of flight instruction and 40 hours of ground instruction. Four to five weeks full time study should be sufficient to complete the course.
Great emphasis is placed on a thorough understanding of your subject matter and the ability to prepare and present effective lessons on the ground and in the air. A major proportion of the ground instruction will be role play, the student acting as instructor and asked to present a variety of lessons from theoretical subjects such as aerodynamics to practical lessons in stalls or slow flight. The flight training itself will be conducted from the right seat of the aircraft, initially to gain competence in aircraft control then advancing to role-play. The FAA requires CFI applicants (airplane only) to have received instruction in spin entry, spins and spin recovery. Applicants will also be required to demonstrate competence in handling and teaching on a complex aircraft.
The test itself is divided into two parts. The oral examination begins the test and lasts for approximately 3 hours in which, among other things, you will be required to prepare and present a lesson plan on a subject chosen by the examiner. Satisfactory completion of the oral section then leads to the flight test.
Course Breakdown:
• 10 hours single engine complex instruction plus 2 hour flight test
• 40 hours ground instruction
Cost Breakdown:
| 12 hours Piper Arrow @ $135.00 p/hr | $1,620.00 | |
| 10 hours flight instruction @ $45.00 p/hr | $450.00 | |
| 40 hours ground instruction @ $45.00 p/hr | $1,800.00 | |
| Books and supplies | $75.00 | |
| Written test fees | *$200.00 | |
| Flight Examiner's Fee | **$400.00 | |
| Total course fee: | $4,545.00 | |
*LaserGrade Test fees are increasing to $100 each as of 1 Mar 2008
**Flight Examiner's Fee is increasing to $400 as of 1 Jun 2008
**Flight Examiner's Fee is increasing to $400 as of 1 Jun 2008
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