Learn to teach flight.
Becoming a flight instructor requires more than learning to fly from the right seat.
Fundamentals of instruction, applied in the air and on the ground.
CFI training develops the Fundamentals of Instruction, lesson planning, and the ability to teach aeronautical knowledge clearly. You’ll work on risk management as an instructor, demonstration-performance teaching technique, and the specific skill of teaching and flying from the right seat.
Fundamentals of Instruction
The learning process, effective communication and instructional technique.
Lesson Planning
Structuring ground and flight lessons that build skill and knowledge systematically.
Teaching Aeronautical Knowledge
Explaining aviation concepts clearly and confidently to a student pilot.
Risk Management
Managing risk from the instructor’s seat — for yourself and your student.
Demonstration-Performance Teaching
Modeling maneuvers and coaching a student through their own performance.
Right-Seat Proficiency
Developing the flying and instructional skill required to teach from the right seat.
CFII / instrument instructor training is available for pilots looking to add the ability to teach instrument flying.
CFI and CFII training prepares candidates to meet FAA certification standards. It does not guarantee a specific checkride outcome.