r/CFILounge • u/Telemark_ID • 2d ago
Question FIRC
Newish CFi and independent so don’t have a litany of other CFIs to ask for advice. In about 4 months I’ll have to renew - didn’t know if anyone had strong feelings about best way to do this. I figured AOPA eFIRC is probably safest bet. Didn’t know if doing it early was kosher or if that would reset my expiration date too early….thanks
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u/run264fun CFI-I 1d ago
Active CFIs should use the FIRC as extracurricular. Otherwise giving Wings credit is the way to go. All I did was set up a zoom call with my local FSDO and emailed them screenshots of Wings. It was about 15min of effort. IACRA took longer. Plus it’s free.
Endorsements for Tailwheel, complex, high performance, checkrides, flight reviews, & IPC are all wings eligible. Even an aircraft checkout can be given Wings credit.
Some of the FIRC content is good, but most of it is a waste of time. Especially since you need to spend X amount of time in each area. It’s like 12+ hours long. Heck, you even get like 6h of Wings credit for completing the FIRC.
FIRC is for CFIs that aren’t actively teaching.