Flight Instructor Practical Test

Flight Instructor Practical Test

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Flight Instructor Practical Test

From FAR 61.195:
(h) Qualifications of the flight instructor for training first-time flight instructor applicants.
(1) The ground training provided to an initial applicant for a flight instructor certificate must be given by an authorized instructor who;
(i) Holds a ground or flight instructor certificate with the appropriate rating, has held that certificate for at least 24 calendar months, and has given at least 40 hours of ground training; or
(ii) Holds a ground or flight instructor certificate with the appropriate rating, and has given at least 100 hours of ground training in an FAA-approved course.


Plan on about a 7 hour oral exam and about 1.9 hours for the flight portion.


After printing the temporary certificate, Notice of Disapproval, or the Letter of Discontinuance, I will print a copy of this form and have the applicant sign it



The FAA no longer requires applicants for a flight instructor certificate with an airplane single-engine rating to provide a complex airplane for the practical test. Click here for more info




Flight Instructor Plan Of Action Template



Pretest Briefing



Here is the Wings activity that you can request Wings credit for your checkride




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Have the applicant bring a paper copy of the 8710 form signed by his/her instructor. For a practical test inside the 24 hour notification window, it is ok to do the test - the FAA will approve it when they have time. As the DPE you will not be able to do the post activity report until the FAA approves the test.
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