Practical Guide to the CFI Checkride

Gregg Brightwell

• Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
• Year: 2018
• ISBN:
  9781619547087
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Aviation
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Earning a flight instructor certificate (CFI) from the FAA is challenging and requires an immense amount of training and preparation and this book clarifies, in plain language, exactly what flight instructor applicants must know and demonstrate during the practical exam, eliminating any surprise associated with examiner expectations. With the national rate of success for initial CFI applicants hovering around 20 percent, preparing for this checkride is a difficult task, yet this resource fills the gap between textbook learning and practical application, resulting in better-prepared test takers. Helping students avoid the overwhelming feeling attached to the sheer volume of information that must be mastered, this guide includes ample space for taking notes, allowing the book to also serve as the ultimate study guide.

Appendix

FAA-S-8081-6DS Flight Instructor Practical Test Standards for Airplane Single-Engine

Note

Material in FAA-S-8081-6D will be effective December 1, 2012. All previous editions of Flight Instructor – Airplane Practical Test Standards will be obsolete as of this date.

Foreword

The Flight Instructor—Airplane Practical Test Standards book has been published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the standards for the flight instructor certification practical tests for the airplane category and the single-engine class. FAA inspectors and designated pilot examiners shall conduct practical tests in compliance with these standards. Flight instructors and applicants should find these standards helpful in practical test preparation.

6/29/2012
/s/ Leslie Smith for
John Allen, Director
Flight Standards Service

Record of Changes

Change 1 (September 20, 2012)

●Removed references to LORAN from the following:

○“Abbreviations” section of Introduction

○Objective 1 in Task L (Navigation Systems and Radar Services) of Section 1, Area of Operation II – Technical Subject Areas

○Objective 1 in Task L (Navigation Aids and Radar Services) of Section 2, Area of Operation II – Technical Subject Areas

Change 2 (November 21, 2012)

●Revised Note in “Aircraft and Equipment Required for the Practical Test” section of Introduction regarding use of non-complex airplanes during renewal or reinstatement of the Flight Instructor Certificate

●Revised Note in “Renewal or Reinstatement of a Flight Instructor Certificate” section of Introduction regarding use of non-complex airplanes during renewal or reinstatement of the Flight Instructor Certificate

Change 3 (January 28, 2013)

●Revised the “Practical Test Prerequisites” section of the Introduction regarding the amount of time for which an endorsement from an authorized flight instructor may be used to apply for an initial certification or additional rating practical test.

Change 4 (January 15, 2015)

●Revised Note in “Aircraft and Equipment Required for the Practical Test” section of Introduction and added paragraph 4 clarifying when a non-complex airplane is required for the practical test. These edits are intended to make clear that a complex aircraft is not required when adding an airplane class rating to an existing flight instructor certificate that already contains an airplane category and class rating. The FAA finds the requirements for the...