CURRENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS:
Will your Flight Instructor Certificate be expiring by December 31, 2009? If so, call Daedalus Aviation today at 303-261-4177 to reserve your seat in our FAA approved Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC). Don’t wait until you are too busy with the holiday season to renew your certificate…do it now!
For our December 10th and 11th class only, you will receive our low introductory rate of only $150.00. For this low introductory price you will receive 16 hours of ground training from Master CFI – Megan Sayre on:
- Operating Practices and Procedures
- Airport Operations
- The National Airspace System
- The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam)
- Pilot Proficiency Wings Program
- Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA)
- GPS Navigation
- Integrated Airman Certification Rating Application (IACRA)
- Sport Pilot
- Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
- Takeoff and Landings / Low Altitude Maneuvering
- Aircraft Operations Limitations
- FAA / Industry Training Standards (FITS)
- Runway Incursions
Seats are filling up quick so don’t wait; contact Daedalus Aviation today at 303-261-4177 to reserve your seat now!
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FIRC FAQs
Q: When must I renew my flight instructor certificate?
A: A flight instructor certificate expires at the end of the 24th calendar month after the month in which it was last issued or renewed. For example, if you received your flight instructor certificate December 2007, you must renew it prior to December 31, 2009.
Q: How do I renew my flight instructor certificate?
A: You have several options to renew your flight instructor certificate:
- Attend or participate in an approved flight instructor refresher clinic (FIRC), like this Daedalus Aviation FIRC.
- Take a practical test with the FAA or designated examiner.
- Present a record of training to your local flight standards district office (FSDO) showing that during the past 24 months you have endorsed at least 5 students for a practical test, and at least 80% (4 students) have passed on the first attempt.
- Present a record that shows within the past 24 months you have served as a company check pilot, chief flight instructor, company check airman, or flight instructor in a Part 121 or Part 135 operation, or in a position involving the regular evaluation of pilots in which the FAA inspector is acquainted with the duties and responsibilities of the position, and has satisfactory knowledge of its current pilot training, certification, and standards.
Q: How do I renew a flight instructor certificate that has already expired?
A: You cannot renew an expired certificate. The FAA refers to this as a 'reinstatement.' To reinstate your license, you must take a checkride; one ride will renew all the ratings listed on your expired flight instructor certificate. Although participating in a FIRC would be beneficial from a knowledge standpoint, it could not be used as the basis for your reinstatement. You do not need to take the Knowledge Exam again, to reinstate your license.
Q: How early can I complete the FIRC to renew my certificate?
A: 14 CFR 61.197 allows you to submit an application for renewal within 4 months of your certificate's expiration date and still retain your original expiration month. However, this FIRC graduation certificate is good for only 3 calendar months. Therefore, if your certificate expires in March, you could complete a FIRC as early as January 1, submit your application, and you would retain your original expiration date of March.
Q: What happens if I participate in a FIRC more than 3 months in advance of my expiration date?
A: If you participate in the FIRC more than 3 months prior to your expiration month, your expiration date will be the same month in which you complete the FIRC; i.e. your certificate expiration date will change (to the end of the month in which you submit your paperwork).
Q: Will participation in this FIRC renew both my airplane and helicopter ratings on my flight instructor certificate, or must I attend one program for my airplane rating and another for my helicopter rating?
A: You may participate in a single FIRC program and all the ratings on your flight instructor certificate will be renewed.
Q: I added an instrument rating to my flight instructor certificate 12 months ago. Do I need to renew my flight instructor certificate in another 12 months (24 months from the original issuance), or does the rating I just added extend the renewal period?
A: The rating you just added to your flight instructor certificate 'reset' the renewal clock. Your flight instructor certificate should now show an expiration date 24 months from the date you obtained that rating. That new date is your expiration date.
Q: Do I need a current medical certificate to renew my flight instructor certificate?
A: No. A current medical is not required to renew your flight instructor certificate.