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The Certified Flight Instructor Certification Course (CFIA) qualifies you to instruct in single engine aircraft. This course of training is highly structured and comprehensively designed to prepare commercial pilots for their role as flight instructors.

Applicants will receive 15 hours of flight training in a complex aircraft and 54 hours of classroom instruction (Directed Study 30- Ground school Instruction 24). Ground school training includes all of the subject areas included in the Private and Commercial program including; the learning process; elements of effective teaching; student evaluation; course development; lesson planning; psychology of learning; night training techniques; classroom instruction techniques; maintaining student records; and authorizations and limitations.

THE TRAINING SYLLABUS: Flight training syllabus includes performance and analysis of standard training procedures and maneuvers as outlined in the relevant FAA Practical Test Standards; stall awareness; spin entry; spin recovery techniques; preparation of student plans; evaluation of student flight performance; effective preflight and post flight instruction; analysis and correction of common student pilot flight errors; and flight instructor responsibilities.