Accelerated Flight Training School

The CFI Course at Fly Around Arkansas is a thorough and extensive program requiring hard work and dedication from the student and their instructor. The course encompasses 40+ hours of ground school plus flight training in our aircraft. The CFI Course is about being able to teach aviation, both on the ground and in flight. Teaching is something that requires a lot of practice to perfect your skills to provide a positive experience for your students.

This course is not about your piloting; it is about mastering the art of teaching aviation.  This is the reason why the CFI course is always ground-heavy. The 40 + hours of ground school include all the subject areas covered in the Fundamentals of Instruction and the Flight Instructor Aeronautical Knowledge. You will spend more time doing self-study on your own than with your instructor. 

As part of our program, you will be involved with other students in ground and flight training while your instructor is supervising. By the time you are ready for your FAA check ride, you will have gained all the knowledge and confidence necessary to qualify as a Certified Flight Instructor and teach others how to fly.

The flight portion of the course includes all the Private, Commercial, and CFI maneuvers, with you teaching from the right seat. The course also includes the required spin awareness, entry, and recovery techniques. At the completion of the course, you will have all the skills and confidence necessary to teach another pilot while sitting in the right seat of an airplane.

·  Single-Engine Aircraft Dual Instruction.

·  A complete set of CFI lesson plans.

·  40+ Hours of Ground Instruction (one-to-one instruction and small group sessions)

·  Spin Training/Endorsement – 1hr Flight. 1hr Ground.

·  FAA Written Exams (Fundamentals of Instructing & Certified Flight Instructor).

·  Books and Online Study Courses plus shipping. 

For pilots seeking an Initial Flight Instructor CFI, come prepared with the following information:

• Flight Instructor FIA, FOI written tests passed.
• Current US Passport, or Birth Certificate & Government Issued ID
• Basic Med or FAA third class medical or better
• Current Biennial Flight Review logged.
• Hold Commercial Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating.

• Flight Instructor Course Fundamentals of Flight Instruction
• CFI Training Technical Subject Matter
• Flight Instructor Training on AC 61.65
• CFI Rating Basic aerodynamics and the principles of flight
• Safe and efficient operation of aircraft
• Weight and balance computations
• Use of performance charts
• Effects of exceeding aircraft performance limitations
• Aeronautical charts and a magnetic compass for pilotage and dead reckoning
• Use of air navigation facilities
• Aeronautical decision-making and judgment
• Principles and functions of aircraft systems
• Maneuvers, procedures, and emergency operations appropriate to the aircraft
• Night operations
• Procedures for operating within the National Airspace System
• Risk Management
• Aeronautical Decision Making
• Task Management
• Single Pilot Resource Management
• Scenario Based Training
• Emergency Operations
• Teach Flight Planning
• Applicable FAR's, AIM and Advisory Circulars
• Radio Communications Procedures
• Recognition of critical weather situations from the ground and in flight, wind shear avoidance, and the procurement and use of aeronautical weather reports and forecasts
• Safe and efficient operation of aircraft, including collision avoidance, and recognition and avoidance of wake turbulence.
• Effects of density altitude on takeoff and climb performance.
• Stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery techniques for the airplane.
• Preflight action that includes—How to obtain information on runway lengths at airports of intended use, data on takeoff and landing distances, weather reports and forecasts, and fuel requirements.
• How can alternatives be planned if the planned flight cannot be completed, or delays are encountered?
• ATC System & Communications
• Autopilot operations.
• Advanced aircraft & avionics systems
• Fuel planning / and alternate airports.
• Weather planning
• Proper power settings and air speed control
• Proper ATC radio communications

·  Check Ride

·  Fuel Surcharge

·  Written tests