CFI Endorsements

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  1. As a CFI, what endorsements will you use for student pilots? (14 CFR 61; AC 61-65)

    Pre-solo aeronautical knowledge exam - 14 CFR 61.87(b) Pre-solo flight training, make and model - 14 CFR 61.87(c) Pre-solo flight training at night - 14 CFR 61.87(c) and (o) Solo flight (first 90 day period), make and model - 14 CFR 61.87 Solo flight (additional 90 day period) - 14 CFR 61.87 Solo takeoffs and landings at another airport within 25 NM - 14 CFR 61.93 Solo cross-country flight, category - 14 CFR 61.93(c)(1) and make & model 14 CFR 61.93(c)(2) Solo cross-country flight, review of fl…

  2. What are the endorsements required of a CFI before allowing a student pilot to conduct their first solo flight?

    An endorsement of the students logbook for satisfactory completion of a pre-solo aeronautical knowledge exam An endorsement of the specific make and model aircraft to be flown by an authorized instructor who gave the training within 90 days preceding the date of the flight.

  3. What are the endorsements required of a flight instructor before allowing a student to conduct their initial solo cross-country flight?

    Prior to the initial solo cross-country the student is required to receive: A solo cross-country endorsement from the authorized instructor who conducted the training that is placed in that persons logbook for the specific category of aircraft to be flown. A solo cross-country endorsement from an authorized instructor that is placed in that persons logbook specific to the make and model of the airplane to be flown. An endorsement in their logbook from the authorized instructor for each solo cro…

  4. Your student is making the preparations for a final solo cross-country flight that you have instructed them to make. You are not available to review the planning/preparation as required, can another CFI conduct the review, the student's planning and preparation, and provide the necessary endorsement?

    Yes. This endorsement does not need to be issued by the instructor who normally provides the training to the student. However this other flight instructor would have the responsibility to ensure all other relevant endorsements are present and current, i.e., solo cross-country, initial solo

  5. Give additional examples of endorsements you may give as a flight instructor:

    Within the limitations of your flight instructor ratings and certifications and your pilot certifications and ratings you may give training and endorsements for: Completion of a flight review Completion of a phase of FAA-sponsored pilot proficiency program Completion of an instrument proficiency check To act as PIC in a complex airplane To act as PIC in a high performance airplane To act as PIC in a pressurized aircraft capable of high altitude operations To act as PIC in a tailwheel airplane T…

  6. Do regulations require instructors to endorse the logbooks of students they've given ground instruction to?

    Yes, 14 CFR 61.189(a) states, "a flight instructor must sign the logbook of each person of whom that flight instructor has given flight or ground training."

  7. Your student is ready for the private pilot practical test, what are the required logbook endorsements you must make to recommend your student for the test?

    Prerequisites for practical test endorsement: Aeronautical knowledge test Flight proficiency/practical test Prerequisites for practical test Review of deficiencies identified on airman knowledge test - 14 CFR 61.39(a)(6)(iii) Additional student pilot endorsements: Pre-solo aeronautical knowledge Pre-solo flight training Pre-solo flight training at night Solo flight (initial 90 day period) Solo flight (each additional 90 day period) Solo takeoffs and landings at another airport within 25 NM Solo…

  8. What is IACRA?

    Integrated Airman Certification and/or Rating Application (IACRA) is a web-based certification/rating application that guides the user through the FAA's airman application process. IACRA helps applicants meet regulatory and policy requirements through the use of extensive data validation. It also uses digital signatures to protect the information's integrity, eliminates paper forms, and prints temporary certificates.

  9. What is considered "training" time and how should this be logged?

    A person may log training time when that person receives training from an authorized instructor in an aircraft, flight simulator, or flight training device. The training time must be logged in a logbook and must be endorsed in a legible manner by an authorized instructor; it must include a description of the training given, the length of the training lesson, the authorized instructor's signature, certificate number and certificate expiration date.

  10. For instructional flights where both an authorized instructor and a certificated private pilot on board, which person is allowed to log pilot-in-command time? 14 CFR 61.51

    Both the private pilot and CFI will be able to log PIC time. Provided the private pilot is the sole manipulator of the controls of an aircraft for which the pilot is rated, that pilot may log the time as PIC.