Cfi renewal

Kimo

Kimo

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far aim is slightly vague about adding a sea rating to my license. This counts as a bfr and renewal of the cfi right?
 
It counts as a BFR.

Renewing CFI is separate, you could ask the DPE to include that, but it'd take a lot longer. Better to do the SES and then a FIRC no?
 
Any new rating counts as a BFR, but renewal of CFI is separate.

FYI, Instructing in SEL and SES are both combined under the CFI-Airplane if you have a commercial license in each class. There is no CFI-Seaplane.
 
Your CFI would renew if you added a CFI seaplane to your instructor cert. That would also count as a BFR.

If you only added airplane single engine sea to your pilot cert than it would count as a BFR but does nothing for your instructor cert.
 
UIPilot45X said:
Your CFI would renew if you added a CFI seaplane to your instructor cert. That would also count as a BFR.
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As @USMCmech pointed out, unlike for pilot certificates, there is no CFI seaplane rating, just as there there is no CFI land plane rating. The CFI rating for a single engine is simply "airplane, single engine" and for a multi, "airplane, multi engine." The authorization to instruct in seaplanes is based on the commerical pilot certificate ratings.
 
MidlifeFlyer said:
As @USMCmech pointed out, unlike for pilot certificates, there is no CFI seaplane rating, just as there there is no CFI land plane rating. The CFI rating for a single engine is simply "airplane, single engine" and for a multi, "airplane, multi engine." The authorization to instruct in seaplanes is based on the commerical pilot certificate ratings.
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I stand corrected.
 
To instruct in any category/ class, the instructor needs 15 hours in said category/ class first.
 
CFI A&P said:
To instruct in any category/ class, the instructor needs 15 hours in said category/ class first.
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Never heard of that one.

I know that under 61.183 in order put an aircraft or glider category /class rating on a CFI certificate, one of the many prerequisites to take the Practical Test is 15 hours in the category (airplane) and class (single engine) of aircraft for which the rating is sought, but that's something complete different.

The only FAR time requirement for CFIs I'm aware of is the 5 hours make/model for instructing in a twin required by 61.195(f). I don;t see any other limitations f that type in 61195 or anywhere else in the FAR.

So you have me officially confused.
 
I think it is tied to 61.183(j), but I'm on my speak and spell right now, when I get to my TRS-80 I'll take a look and find the right reference.
 
People often quote 15 PIC for MEI, but it is there for single engine too, of course you'll have that for your commercial tickets easily.
 
ahw01 said:
People often quote 15 PIC for MEI, but it is there for single engine too, of course you'll have that for your commercial tickets easily.
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The 15 PIC requirement in 61.183(j) like the 40 hours of flight time required to get a private certificate - a requirement to get the FAA certificate or the FAA rating.

I think the reason people often quote it for the MEI is that while it would be very rare (but certainly not impossible) for a CFI candidate for a ASE rating to not have at least 15 hours PIC, it could very easily happen with the MEI. The first ME pilot rating is usually an add-on rating to an existing commercial certificate, and is often obtained without even one hour of logged PIC time.
 
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