Certified Flight Instrument Instructor Certification

Flight Instructor Certificate The Flight Instructor Certificate/Ratings allow you to teach students how to fly and train other pilots to help them earn their pilot certificate(s) and rating(s). A Commercial Pilot Certificate and an Instrument Rating are required to act as a flight instructor. You are also required to hold at least a Second-Class Medical Certificate.

There are three types of flight instructor certificates:

1. Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Certificate – allows you to teach students pursuing their Private - Commercial Pilot Certificates.

2. Certified Flight Instrument Instructor (CFII) Certificate - allows you to teach students pursuing their Instrument Rating.

3. Multi-Engine Instructor (MEI) Certificate – allows you to teach students pursuing their Multi-Engine Rating.

For more details about the prerequisites and requirements to obtain a Flight Instructor Certificate and Ratings, browse the FAA’s FARs Database and search for the following links below:

Subpart H--Flight Instructors

	61.181 Applicability.
	61.183 Eligibility requirements.
	61.185 Aeronautical knowledge.
	61.187 Flight proficiency.
	61.189 Flight instructor records.
	61.191 Additional flight instructor ratings.
	61.193 Flight instructor endorsements and authorizations.
	61.195 Flight instructor limitations and qualifications.
	61.197 Renewal of flight instructor certificates.
	61.199 Expired flight instructor certificates and ratings.
	61.201 Conversion to the current flight instructor ratings.