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The certificated flight instructor - instrument (CFII) rating is required by most flight schools in addition to the CFI to be considered for employment as a flight instructor. It is added to the CFI certificate and allows the holder to provide instrument instruction.
Completion Time & Cost
The CFII takes approximately a week to complete (10 flight hours) and the minimum total cost at North-Aire is approximately $1,930.00.
Requirements Summary: 61.191
- Must meet the requirements of 61.183 (CFI requirements) that apply to the rating sought;
61.183 for the CFII.
- 18 years of age;
- Read, speak, understand, and write English;
- Hold a commercial or airline transport pilot certificate (ATP) with an aircraft rating appropriate to the flight instructor rating sought;
- Hold an instrument rating, if the person is applying for an airplane or an instrument instructor rating;
- Receive a logbook endorsement from an instructor on the fundamentals of instructing listed in 61.185;
- Receive a logbook endorsement from a flight instructor on the areas of operation listed in 61.187b;
- Pass an oral and practical test;
- Receive a logbook endorsement from an instructor stating that the applicant is competent and possesses instruction proficiency in stall awareness, spin entry, spins and spin recovery after providing instruction in those areas;
- Demonstrate instructional proficiency in stall awareness, spin entry, spins and spin recovery. (not necessarily in the airplane);
- Log at least 15 hours PIC in the category and class of aircraft appropriate to the rating sought.
Note - generally applicants add the CFII to their existing CFI certificate. As a result, many of the requirements listed above will have been met prior to training for this rating so it's not as bad as it looks.
** For example, to add a CFII airplane to a flight instructor certificate the applicant must hold a pilot certificate for airplanes. The holder of a pilot certificate that specified "glider" or "helicopter" cannot apply for a CFII airplane.
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