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Initial CFI Training

Matthew Waugh

Flight Training

This is the Flight Training syllabus for the initial Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate. This syllabus will provide you with training and practice in a complex aircraft to prepare you for the check-ride. Also included is 4 hours of ground training in preparation for the check-ride oral.

This syllabus does not include aircraft time for the check-ride and can only be used as a guideline for training. For those candidates who have extensive recent experience, perhaps with some experience flying from the right seat, the times may be shorter. For candidates with less recent experience and who may need additional time to transition to the right seat some additional time may be need to be added.

This syllabus does not include spin training and the spin endorsement. This training can typically be accomplished in an hour in an appropriate aircraft.

The flight training consists of 10 flight hours and typically requires 4-5 days with an additional day for the check-ride.

Lesson 1 Pre-flight preparation Certificates and documents Weather Aircraft systems Performance and limitations Visual Inspection Cockpit Management Engine Start Radio Communications Airport Runway Markings Taxi Pre-takeoff checks Use of checklists Normal Takeoff Steep Turns Slow Flight Power on stalls Power off stalls Forward Slips Side Slips Traffic Patterns Normal/Cross-wind Takeoff and Landing Go-arounds	Ground 1.5 hours Flight 2 hours
Lesson 2 Flight by Reference to Instruments Unusual Flight Attitudes Chandelles Lazy-Eights Review Slow Flight Review Steep Turns Emergency Approach and Landing Emergency Descents Eights on Pylons Normal Landings Short Field Takeoff and Landing	Ground 1 hour Flight 2 hours
Lesson 3 Operations at Controlled Airports Soft Field Takeoff and Landing Review Short Field Takeoff and Landing Review Chandelles Review Lazy-Eights Review Slow Flight Review Power On Stalls Review Power Off Stalls Review Emergency Descents Review Emergency Approaches S-Turns Across a Road Turns Around a Point Review Eights on Pylons	Ground 1 hour Flight 2 hours
Lesson 4 Practice Check-ride - all maneuvers Cross-controlled stall Elevator Trim stall Secondary stall	Ground 1 hour Flight 2 hours
Lesson 5 Review deficient maneuvers from practice check-ride Practice Check-ride	Ground 1 hour Flight 2 hours
As Scheduled Check-ride oral preparation	Ground 4 hours