Flight Instructor Rating

Garg Aviation offers a comprehensive Flight Instructor Rating course in India for commercial pilots.
The Flight Instructor Rating (FIR) is a prerequisite and has certified flight instructor requirements to become a Flight Instructor.
FIR holders have the responsibility to deliver lessons and training to students as part of their flight instructor responsibilities.
The course covers a range of topics, from basics to advanced coursework, in the certified flight instructor training program.
The training program equips aspiring instructors with the necessary skills and knowledge, including flight simulator instructor training.

Key Features

Embark on a rewarding journey in aviation with our Flight Instructor Rating course in India. This comprehensive training program equips aspiring pilots with the skills and knowledge required to become certified flight instructors. Explore the exciting world of flight instruction and unlock a fulfilling career opportunity.

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To pursue the Flight Instructor Rating, aspiring candidates must meet the certified flight instructor requirements. These prerequisites ensure that individuals possess the necessary qualifications and experience to excel in teaching and guiding future aviators.

1. Requirements for issue of rating

An applicant for a Flight Instructor’s Rating shall satisfy the following requirements—

Age

He shall be not less than twenty years of age on the date of application.

Knowledge

He shall pass an oral or written examination in the following subjects in accordance with the prescribed syllabus:—

(i) Techniques of applied Instruction;

(ii) Assessment of student performance in those subjects in which ground instruction is given;

(iii) The learning process;

(iv) Elements of effective teaching;

(v) Student evaluation and testing, training philosophie;

(vi) Training programme development;

(vii) Lesson planning;

(viii) Classroom instructional techniques;

(ix) Use of training aids, including flight simulation training devices as appropriate;

(x) Analysis and correction of student errors;

(xi) Human performance relevant to flight instruction including principles of threat and error management;

(xii) Hazards involved in simulating system failure and malfunctions in the aircraft.

Experience

He shall produce evidence of having satisfactorily completed as pilot of an airplane or a helicopter, as the case may be, on the date of application for the rating—

(i) Twenty hours of flight time as pilot-in-command by night during which at least twenty take-offs and twenty landings have been carried out; and

(ii) Two hundred hours of flight time on airplanes or one hundred hours on helicopters, as the case may be, in the capacity of an Assistant Flight Instructor or Qualified Flight Instructor in the service of Defence Forces; or

(iii) Five hundred hours flight time as Pilot-in-Command of an airplane or two hundred fifty hours as Pilot-in-Command of a helicopter, as the case may be:

Provided that a pilot from Defence Forces who has successfully completed the Qualified Flight Instructor’s course and also satisfies requirements as laid down in this clause and clause (d), may be considered for the issue of Flight Instructor’s Rating if he has not less than twenty hours of flight time as Flight Instructor within a period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of application.

Other Requirements

He shall be—

(i) The holder of a current Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes/Helicopters)/ Senior Commercial Pilot’s Licence, Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes/ Helicopters);

(ii) The holder of a current Instrument Rating.

Note - In the absence of a current Instrument Rating, an applicant will not be permitted to impart instruction in Instrument Flying.

Skill

He shall have demonstrated his competency as a Flight Instructor by performing procedures and maneuvers prescribed in the syllabus by day and by night to the satisfaction of an approved Examiner within a period of six months immediately preceding the date of application.

Flight Instruction

After completing the experience requirement as laid down in clause (c), the applicant shall undergo a Flight Instructor’s Course approved by the Director-General before undergoing the skill test as mentioned in clause (e) and shall provide evidence of —

(i) Having received instructions in flight instructional techniques including demonstration, student practices, recognition and correction of common student errors; and

(ii) Having practiced instructional techniques in those flight maneuvers and procedures in which it is intended to provide flight instruction.

2. Validity

(i) The rating shall be valid for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the rating.

(ii) In the case of renewal, the period of validity of the rating shall be for a period of twelve months which shall commence from the date following the date of expiry of the previous validity subject to the condition that the application for renewal has been submitted within one month preceding the date of expiry and all other requirements for renewal are met on the date of application.

(iii) In cases other than those referred to in clause (b), the validity of renewal of the rating shall commence from the date of renewal of the rating.

3. Renewal

The Flight Instructor’s Rating may be renewed on receipt of satisfactory evidence of the applicant —

(i) Having satisfactorily completed not less than twenty hours of flight time as a Flight Instructor within a period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of application for renewal; or

(ii) Having satisfactorily completed a Flight Instructor’s refresher course approved by the Director- General and the flying tests within a period of six months immediately preceding the date of the application for renewal as laid down in clause (e) of paragraph 1.

4. Aircraft Rating

The rating shall indicate the class and the types of airplanes/helicopters as the case may be on which the holder is entitled to impart instructions.

5. Extension of aircraft rating

For extension of aircraft rating to include additional types of airplanes/helicopters, as the case may be, having an all-up-weight exceeding five thousand seven hundred Kgs., the applicant shall be required to produce evidence of —

(i) Having obtained appropriate aircraft rating for that type on his professional pilot’s license;

(ii) Having satisfactorily completed not less than five hundred hours of flight time as Pilot-in- Command on airplanes or three hundred hours of flight time as Pilot-in-Command on helicopters, as the case may be; and

(iii) Having satisfactorily completed the flying tests as laid down in para 1(e) on the type desired to be included in this rating.

Note — Requirements mentioned in (b) and (c) may be varied by the Director-General under special circumstances in the case of an experienced Flight Instructor who has successfully completed a course approved by the Director- General.

The Flight Instructor Rating provides certified pilots with the necessary skills and authority to fulfill flight instructor responsibilities. It grants them the privilege to impart knowledge, train students, and shape the future of aviation.

Subject to the validity of endorsements and ratings in the Pilot’s license of which this Flight Instructor’s Rating forms a part and also any endorsement on this rating, the privileges of the holder of a Flight Instructor’s Rating shall be :—

(a) To impart flying instructions on airplanes/helicopters, as the case may be, having an all-up- weight not exceeding five thousand seven hundred Kgs. and which is entered in the aircraft rating of his license, and also on an airplane/helicopter having an all-up-weight exceeding five thousand seven hundred Kgs. and which is entered in his Instructor’s Rating.

(b) To supervise and authorize solo flights by student pilots and supervise flying instructions imparted by Assistant Flight Instructors.

Provided that this privilege shall be subject to any directions that may be issued by the Director- General in this behalf to Flying Training Organisations.

Discover exciting career opportunities in aviation as a certified flight instructor. Train future pilots, work in flight schools, and explore freelance possibilities in the dynamic world of aviation education.

Exciting career as a flight instructor, shaping the next generation of pilots
Employment opportunities in flight schools, training centers, and aviation academies
Possibility to work as a freelance instructor or start your own flight training business
Potential for career advancement to higher instructor ratings and positions
Opportunities to gain experience and build flight hours while imparting knowledge to aspiring pilots