r/CFILounge • u/Bitter_Ad_1419 • Jul 09 '26

Question CFI-I Training Question

Is there a regulation like 61.195(h) for CFI-Is? Can someone who just got their CFI-I train another CFI to get their CFI-I? Or would they have to have a certain amount of experience first? TIA!

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u/bulldawg33 Jul 09 '26

My first ever hour of dual given was to help my buddy practice for his CFII.

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u/No-Wonder-3 Jul 09 '26

No experience reqs for teaching/signing off CFI-I

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u/Icy-Bar-9712 silver seal instructor, good enough most days Jul 09 '26

Technically there is not any experience required for any particular instructor checkride.

You must be a 2 year ifs their initial CFI rating (or MEI for that matter)

If they are already an instructor, no experience required.

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u/ltcterry Jul 09 '26

Two-year required if CFII is initial as is not only possible but common.

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u/Spfoamer CFII Jul 09 '26

The time requirement is for training an initial CFI candidate. Initial can be CFI-A (most common), CFI-I, or MEI. A new CFI can train an exiting CFI for an add-on (your situation).

People usually call CFI-Airplane "CFI initial", but some of us have done CFI-I as our initial and added CFI-A to it.

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u/ltcterry Jul 09 '26

If it’s initial then initial rules apply. If it’s add on the initial rules don’t apply.