Flight Instructor FI(A) course

The training is intended for a person who:

• has total flight time of at least 200 hours, including 100 hours as pilot-in-command, if he or she holds an ATPL(A) or CPL(A) licence, or 150 hours of flight time as pilot-in-command in the case of PPL(A) pilots;
• meets requirements concerning the theoretical knowledge of a (CPL(A) licence holder stated in AMC FCL 1.470(b);
• has flight time of at least 30 hours on single-engine piston planes out of which 5 hours must be performed in the last 6 months preceding the preliminary practical exam referred to in point (f) below;
• has done at least 10 hours of practical IR training out of which not more than 5 hours can be built on a flight procedures training device (FNTP) or a flight simulator;
• has done at least 20 hours of navigational flights  as pilot-in-command, including a cross country flight not shorter than 540 km (300 NM) with two full stop landings at two different aerodromes;
• in a period of 6 months directly presiding the training has passed before an instructor qualified under JAR-FCL 1.330(f) (planes) (FI(A)) a special, preliminary, practical qualification exam focused on testing the skills stipulated in Annex 3 to JAR FCL 1.240.