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).
a.
You must also hold an instrument rating to be a flight
instructor in an airplane.
4.
Receive and log ground training from an authorized
instructor or training program in the following areas:
a.
Fundamentals of instructing (FOI)
b.
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.
a.
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).
a.
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.
Postflight procedures
b.
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 hrs of flight instruction
as a CFI.
c.
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 instructionally competent and
proficient in those training areas.
7.
Successfully complete the flight instructor practical test,
which will be conducted as specified in the Flight Instructor’s Practical Test Standards.
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