CFI/CFII
CFI
Great Basin Aviation offers training for all instructor certificates and opportunities (not guarantees) to instruct as one of our team members once training is complete. Contact us to start your training toward CFI and CFII. We are always looking for great instructors to add to our team.
Under the FAA Part 61, requirements for the issuance of flight instructor certificates and ratings consist of at least:
Under the FAA Part 61, requirements for the issuance of flight instructor certificates and ratings consist of at least:
- Hold either a commercial pilot certificate or airline transport pilot certificate with:
- An aircraft category and class rating that is appropriate to the flight instructor rating sought; and
- An instrument rating, or privileges on that person’s pilot certificate that are appropriate to the flight instructor rating sought, if applying for
- A flight instructor certificate with an airplane category and single-engine class rating;
- A flight instructor certificate with an airplane category and multiengine class rating;
- A flight instructor certificate with a powered-lift rating; or
- A flight instructor certificate with an instrument rating.:
CFII
CFII or Certified Flight Instructor Instrument allows you to teach instrument rating applicants; both on ground (aeronautical knowledge) and flight training. As part of the training, you’ll have the benefit of getting mountain flying experience, and learn real-world instrument flying while flying cross country in the western US.
Under the FAA Part 61, requirements for the issuance of a flight instructor may conduct instrument training for the issuance of an instrument rating, a type rating not limited to VFR, or the instrument training required for commercial pilot and airline transport pilot certificates if the following requirements are met:
Under the FAA Part 61, requirements for the issuance of a flight instructor may conduct instrument training for the issuance of an instrument rating, a type rating not limited to VFR, or the instrument training required for commercial pilot and airline transport pilot certificates if the following requirements are met:
- At least 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument flight time, and
- At least 15 hours of dual instrument flight instruction (although 30-40 hours are typically needed for safety and competency), including:
- one dual IFR cross-country of at least 250 nm with different instrument approaches at each of three airports, and
- 3 hours of instrument flight in preparation for the FAA practical test.
- Note that any actual or simulated instrument flight time that you have logged before beginning your Instrument rating training (such as the three hours of instrument flight time required for the Private Pilot certificate) will count toward these requirements.