JAR-FCL Instructor Courses

Old Sarum Flying School offers JAR/FCL flight instructor training. Courses available are:

We have aimed at flexibility for the student and can offer you either a complete course or a combination of separate short periods of 2 days minimum. Times are all subject to weather.

Professional training is conducted by CFI David Scouller assisted by the Old Sarum’s senior instructors. Your training will be on a Cessna 152, PA-28 or a PA34 Seneca. At Old Sarum we are able to offer FI training in tail wheel aircraft which we believe to be unique within the UK.

Privileges of a Flight Instructor (Restricted) Rating

The holder of an FI(R) Rating may give flying instruction to students training for a PPL, although there are certain restrictions regarding the authorisation of solo flight and cross country flying. These restrictions will be removed when the full Flight Instructors rating is gained.

Flight Instructor (Restricted) Course Pre-entry Requirements

JAR-FCL 1.335 states pre-entry requirements to commence an approved course of training for the issue of a JAR-FCL FI(R) rating. Applicants shall have:

1. Completed at least 200 hours of flight time as a pilot on aeroplanes of which at least 100 hours shall be as pilot-in-command if holding an ATPL(A) or CPL(A) or 150 hours as pilot-in-command if holding a PPL(A).
2. meet the knowledge requirements for a CPL(A).
3. completed at least 30 hours on single-engine piston powered aeroplanes of which at least five hours shall have been completed during the six months preceding the pre-entry flight test set out at sub-paragraph (f).
4. received at least 10 hours instrument flight instruction of which not more than 5 hours may instrument ground time in a FNPT 2 or a Flight Simulator:
5. completed at least 20 hours of cross-country flight as pilot-in-command including a flight of not less than 300nm including stops at two aerodromes other than the airfield of departure and;
6. passed a specific pre-entry flight test with a FIE or FIC within the six months preceding the start of the course. The flight test will be based on the PPL Skill Test and will assess the ability of the applicant to undertake the course particularly with regard to aeroplane handling skills. This test is usually done at the start of the course.

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