This course is for experienced pilots who wish to become Flight Instructors. Subject to meeting the experience requirements for the course, applicants for the FI certificate shall have passed a specific pre-entry flight test with a suitably qualified FIC instructor within the 6 months preceding the start of the course, to assess their ability to undertake the course. This pre-entry flight test shall be based on the proficiency check for class and type ratings.

The FI training course shall normally include:

• 25 hours of teaching and learning;
• at least 100 hours of theoretical knowledge instruction, including progress tests;
• at least 30 hours of flight instruction, of which 25 hours shall be dual flight instruction, of which 5 hours may be conducted in a flight simulator.

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Privileges and conditions

The privileges of an FI are to conduct flight instruction for the issue, revalidation or renewal of various licenses, qualifications, class and type ratings.  The basic privileges include giving instruction for:

• PPL and LAPL (Helicopters);
• class and type ratings for single-pilot, single-engine aircraft, except for single-pilot high performance complex aeroplanes

Additional privileges of the Flight Instructor will depend on their experience and passing an assessment of competence as required by the regulations. 

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