Becoming a certified flight instructor allows you to pass on the knowledge you have learned to students and build time towards a career flying for someone else.

FAA Rating Requirements

General Requirements:

Minimum 18 Years Old to Take Practical Flight Test

Hold a Commercial Pilot Helicopter Certificate

Must Read, Write, Understand, and Speak English

Hold a Current FAA Medical Certificate

Pass FAA Written – Fundamentals of Instruction Pass FAA Written – Knowledge Tests

Pass an FAA Oral and Practical Flight Test

Flight Requirements (to instruct in R22):

Minimum of 150 Hours of Flight Time

At least 200 hours of helicopter flight time (to instruct in R22)

At least 50 hours must be in a Robinson R22 helicopter (to instruct in R22)

3 hours in preparation for the flight test

What this means to you:

This allows you to teach students.

Resources:

FAA CFI Practical Test Standards

Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)

Prerequisite Experience:

Hold a commercial