Flight Instructor License

Full Estimated Cost:
  • Full, unrestricted FAA/ICAO PPL
  • 10 hours flight time
  • Year-around flying with no delays
  • Easy USA certification

ATPL holders will enjoy a number of great benefits. Some of them are:

Serve (work) as flight instructors either in a flight academy or as freelance pilots
Be able to log ALL flight time served as FI as pilot-in-command
Serve in key management and administrative positions within the flight academy environment, domestic or international.
Gain aeronautical experience towards their ATPL license and ratings
Get academic credit from aeronautical universities

We are projecting for every student to fly a minimum of 2 hours per day. Sometimes more. The actual program duration, from CFI license to PPL or CPL pilot will be 4 weeks and consist of the following 3 stages and ratings:

Stage 1 Certified Flight Instructor, single-engine airplane (CFI)

 4 weeks, where
  2 week of theoretical training
  2 week of practical flight training

 

Stage 2 Certified Flight Instructor, airplane instrument (CFII)

 2 weeks, where
  1 week of theoretical training
  1 week of practical flight training

 

Stage 3 Certified Flight Instructor, multi-engine airplane (MEI)

 2 weeks, where
  1 week of theoretical training
  1 week of practical flight training

Theoretical Training

The FAA regulations do not specify minimum required classroom time for candidates who want to obtain this certification.

Stage 1 CFI

 60 hours, of which
  40 hours of classroom lectures
  20 hours of pre- and post-flight briefings

 

Stage 2 CFII

 30 hours, of which
  20 hours of classroom lectures
  10 hours of pre- and post-flight briefings

 

Stage 3 MEI

 40 hours, of which
  20 hours of classroom lectures
  20 hours of pre- and post-flight briefings

 

*2 written exams are required for stage 1

**1 written exam is required for stage 2

***1 written exam is required for stage 3

 

Practical Training

 

Stage 1 CFI

 26 hours, of which
  5 hours dual in C152 (PIC)
  20 hours dual in Piper Arrow (PIC)
  1 hour FAA check-ride

 

Stage 2 CFII

 11 hours, of which
  10 hours dual (PIC)
  1 hour check-ride (PIC)

 

Stage 3 MEI

 14 hours, of which
  13 hours dual (PIC)
  1 hour check-ride (PIC)
 

Students will receive the following flight crew licenses during this program:

License / RatingMinimum hour requirements
Certified Flight Instructor, Pt 61200

Accommodation is not included in the CFI course cost. Student may need to consider booking accommodation for at least 3 months. Accommodation options are available on and off campus.

Campus is located only a few minutes walk from the airport and approximately 10-15 minutes from the beach. Please review the campus details here >>>

Accommodation optionMonthly cost
Campus, shared room (standard)$575
Campus, private room$800
Off-campus, shared room:$350 (approx)
Off-campus, private room$600
How to qualify?

In order to qualify for enrollment, you need to meet our English language, academic, education certification, and medical fitness requirements. Please review the full list of requirements carefully before starting your enrollment process.

READY TO ENROLL?

The enrollment process is easy and takes just 15 minutes. You can enroll and submit all the required documents online. We are able to process online enrollment through our central offices in the United States.