Flight Instructor Airplane Single Engine Land

The Flight Instructor, Airplane Single Engine Land (ASEL) flight training syllabus is designed to meet or exceed the requirements of 14 CFR Part 141, Appendix F.  Its design will allow an appropriately rated Commercial or Airline Transport Pilot student to acquire the proficiency and experience needed to meet the certification requirements for a U.S. FAA Flight Instructor Pilot (ASEL) Certificate.  The performance criteria specified in the syllabus is based on the current FAA Private Pilot (ASEL), Commercial Pilot (ASEL) and Flight Instructor (ASEL) Practical Test Standards.  All enrolled students of this course must meet these standards before graduation from this course.

This flight training syllabus contains two (2) stages and includes a total of twenty six (26) separate lessons.  Each lesson includes an objective and a completion standard.  Each completion standard must be met in its entirety before that lesson may be considered complete.  The individual lesson and stage times are not mandatory and are included at the top of each lesson for flight instructor and student guidance only.  However, before graduation from the course, a student must meet the following minimum training hours:

The final lesson of the flight training syllabus is the end of course test.  This lesson is designed to ensure that the student has acquired the aeronautical knowledge and skills required by the current FAA Flight Instructor (ASEL) Practical Test Standards.

Enrollment Prerequisites:

The applicant must hold a Commercial Pilot certificate with an Airplane Single Engine Land (ASEL) category and class rating or an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate prior to beginning the flight portion of the course.  The applicant must also hold an Instrument Rating.  The applicant must complete enrollment in the required ground training course for the Flight Instructor (ASEL) prior to the end of course test.  Ground training may be accomplished separately or concurrently.

Graduation Requirements:

To obtain a graduation certificate for the Flight Instructor Certification Course (ASEL), the applicant must:

• Hold an Instrument Airplane Rating on a Commercial or ATP Certificate for the category and class sought.

• Be able to read, speak, write and understand the English language;

• Complete all ground training requirements

  • Flight Instructor Certification (ASEL) Ground Training Course (40 hours)

  • FAA Fundamentals of Instruction (FOI) Written Exam

  • FAA Flight Instructor Airplane (FIA) Written Exam

• Complete all flight training requirement

• Hold a valid and current FAA Medical certificate.

• Present a logbook endorsement from an appropriately certificated and rated Flight Instructor who has provided the applicant with spin entry, spin and spin recovery training in an aircraft of the appropriate category that is certificated for spins, and has found that the applicant demonstrates instructional competency and proficiency in those training areas.