FIC Course

The Flight Instructor FI(A) Certificate

The holder of the UK Part-FCL FI(A) Flight Instructor Certificate has the ability to teach the Private Pilot’s Licence (PPL) and Light Aeroplane Pilot’s Licence (LAPL) to ab-initio students.

The FI(A) is the gateway qualification to earning money with a pilot’s licence, and is the the only qualification which allows a PPL with a Class 2 medical certification to be renumerated for flying duties.

A pre-course assessment flight is required prior to being accepted on to this course. Our package then covers the minimum requirements of the FI(A) course, including the preparation and delivery of the PPL syllabus for both practical flight training and theoretical knowledge. Upon completion of the course, an assessment of competence, including a flight test, will be conducted with a CAA examiner.

Please note that test (including associated aircraft hire) and application fees are not included in the package cost.

Course Overview

  • Pre-requisites:

Candidates for the FIC course shall hold  at least a  PPL(A) and have completed a minimum of:

      • 10 hours of instrument flight instruction on single-engine piston (SEP) powered aeroplanes;
      • 20 hours of VFR cross-country flight on SEP aeroplanes;
      • 200 hours of flight time, 150 hours of which as Pilot in Command;
      • 30 hours on SEP aeroplanes of which at least 5 hours shall have been completed during the preceding 6 months;
      • A VFR cross-country flight as PIC, including a flight of at least 540 km (300 NM) with full stop landings at 2 different aerodromes.
  • Pre-entry flight test based on the SEP proficiency check
  • Flight training: Minimum 30 hours (excludes pre-entry test)
  • Ground school: Minimum 125 hours