{"id":6515,"date":"2026-05-15T22:04:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T22:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgflightacademy.com\/winger\/?post_type=cpt_courses&#038;p=6515"},"modified":"2026-07-12T21:10:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:10:58","slug":"cfi","status":"publish","type":"cpt_courses","link":"https:\/\/cgflightacademy.com\/winger\/courses\/cfi\/","title":{"rendered":"CFI \u2014 Certified Flight Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6515\" class=\"elementor elementor-6515\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf1c6eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"cf1c6eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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phases.<\/em><\/h1>\n      <p class=\"subhook reveal\">You already fly to commercial standard. The CFI certificate makes you a <strong>teacher<\/strong> \u2014 and a working pilot who builds flight time while getting paid. It comes in two phases: first you learn to teach on the ground, then you prove it in the air.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"micro reveal\">It's the FAA's most demanding practical test, and the fastest, most-traveled road to the airlines. We prepare you for exactly that \u2014 both phases, right up to the checkride.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"hero-actions reveal\">\n        <a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"#start\">Start your CFI training<\/a>\n        <a class=\"btn btn-ghost\" href=\"#path\">See the two phases<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"readouts\">\n        <div class=\"readout reveal\"><div class=\"n\">2 <small>phases<\/small><\/div><div class=\"l\">Ground, then flight<\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"readout reveal\"><div class=\"n\">1,500 <small>hrs<\/small><\/div><div class=\"l\">Airline target you build toward<\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"readout reveal\"><div class=\"n\">KFPR<small>\/KVRB<\/small><\/div><div class=\"l\">Train on the Treasure Coast<\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ===== Intro ===== -->\n  <section class=\"band band-tight\" id=\"path\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <p class=\"eyebrow reveal\">Left seat to right seat<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"h2 reveal\">First you learn to teach. Then you prove it.<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"lead reveal\">The CFI is a teaching certificate \u2014 the skill is explaining flying as clearly as you can do it. Two phases get you there: the ground and knowledge work, then the flying and the checkride.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ===== Two-panel diptych (new structure) ===== -->\n  <section class=\"band\" style=\"padding-top:14px;\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n\n      <!-- stepper -->\n      <div class=\"cfi-stepper reveal\">\n        <span class=\"cfi-step\"><span class=\"n\">01<\/span> Ground &amp; FOI<\/span>\n        <span class=\"cfi-sep\">\u2192<\/span>\n        <span class=\"cfi-step\"><span class=\"n\">02<\/span> Flight &amp; practical<\/span>\n        <span class=\"cfi-sep\">\u2192<\/span>\n        <span class=\"cfi-step done\"><span class=\"n\">\u2713<\/span> CFI checkride<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- panels -->\n      <div class=\"cfi-phases\">\n\n        <!-- Phase 1 -->\n        <div class=\"cfi-phase ground reveal\">\n          <div class=\"ph-top\">\n            <div class=\"cfi-num\">01<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ph-meta\">\n              <div class=\"cfi-tag\">Ground \u00b7 Knowledge \u00b7 Endorsements<\/div>\n              <h3 class=\"cfi-ph-title\">Fundamentals of instruction &amp; ground prep<\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <p class=\"cfi-ph-sub\">Learn to teach before you teach to fly.<\/p>\n          <ul class=\"cfi-list\">\n            <li class=\"cfi-item\">\n              <span class=\"ci-mark\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M20 6 L9 17 L4 12\" stroke=\"#0E9FE0\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n              <div><p class=\"ci-h\">Fundamentals of Instruction (FOI)<\/p><p class=\"ci-d\">How people learn, the teaching process, evaluation and critique, and human behavior \u2014 the theory every instructor is built on. Includes the FOI knowledge test.<\/p><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"cfi-item\">\n              <span class=\"ci-mark\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M20 6 L9 17 L4 12\" stroke=\"#0E9FE0\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n              <div><p class=\"ci-h\">Flight Instructor knowledge test<\/p><p class=\"ci-d\">The CFI\u2013Airplane written exam, covering the material you'll be responsible for teaching.<\/p><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"cfi-item\">\n              <span class=\"ci-mark\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M20 6 L9 17 L4 12\" stroke=\"#0E9FE0\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n              <div><p class=\"ci-h\">Lesson plans &amp; ground prep<\/p><p class=\"ci-d\">Building the lesson plans and teaching presentations to explain every maneuver and topic from the ground up.<\/p><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"cfi-item\">\n              <span class=\"ci-mark\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M20 6 L9 17 L4 12\" stroke=\"#0E9FE0\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n              <div><p class=\"ci-h\">Endorsements<\/p><p class=\"ci-d\">The required training records and instructor endorsements that qualify you to take the practical test.<\/p><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n          <div class=\"cfi-key\">\n            <div class=\"kl\">This phase<\/div>\n            <div class=\"kv\">FOI test \u00b7 CFI written \u00b7 <span>Lesson plans<\/span> \u00b7 Endorsements<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Phase 2 -->\n        <div class=\"cfi-phase flight reveal\">\n          <div class=\"ph-top\">\n            <div class=\"cfi-num\">02<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ph-meta\">\n              <div class=\"cfi-tag\">Right seat \u00b7 Spin training \u00b7 Checkride<\/div>\n              <h3 class=\"cfi-ph-title\">Flight training &amp; practical test<\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <p class=\"cfi-ph-sub\">Now prove you can fly it and teach it \u2014 from the right seat.<\/p>\n          <ul class=\"cfi-list\">\n            <li class=\"cfi-item\">\n              <span class=\"ci-mark\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M20 6 L9 17 L4 12\" stroke=\"#0E9FE0\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n              <div><p class=\"ci-h\">Right-seat flight training<\/p><p class=\"ci-d\">Flying and teaching every maneuver from the instructor's seat, narrating each one as you go \u2014 a new way to fly the airplane you already know.<\/p><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"cfi-item\">\n              <span class=\"ci-mark\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M20 6 L9 17 L4 12\" stroke=\"#0E9FE0\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n              <div><p class=\"ci-h\">Spin training &amp; endorsement<\/p><p class=\"ci-d\">Required stall-awareness and spin entry, spin, and recovery training \u2014 with the logbook endorsement attesting your competency. Unique to the CFI.<\/p><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"cfi-item\">\n              <span class=\"ci-mark\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M20 6 L9 17 L4 12\" stroke=\"#0E9FE0\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n              <div><p class=\"ci-h\">Practical-test prep<\/p><p class=\"ci-d\">Polishing maneuvers, teaching presentations, and oral prep to checkride standard.<\/p><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"cfi-item\">\n              <span class=\"ci-mark\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M20 6 L9 17 L4 12\" stroke=\"#0E9FE0\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n              <div><p class=\"ci-h\">The CFI practical test<\/p><p class=\"ci-d\">The initial flight instructor checkride \u2014 the FAA's most demanding practical test, which is exactly what we prepare you for.<\/p><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n          <div class=\"cfi-key\">\n            <div class=\"kl\">This phase<\/div>\n            <div class=\"kv\">Right-seat \u00b7 <span>Spin endorsement<\/span> \u00b7 Oral + flight test<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- checkride bar -->\n      <div class=\"cfi-checkride reveal\">\n        <div class=\"cfi-ck-badge\" aria-label=\"CFI issued\">\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M20 6 L9 17 L4 12\" stroke=\"#2CC0FF\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"cfi-ck-body\">\n          <h3>Pass it, and you're a Certified Flight Instructor.<\/h3>\n          <p>Cleared to teach, endorse students, and build flight time toward the airlines \u2014 getting paid the entire way. For most pilots, this is the certificate that turns flying into a career.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"cfi-ck-key\">Certificate issued<br\/>Paid to instruct<br\/>&amp; build hours<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ===== What you need ===== -->\n  <section class=\"band\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"need reveal\">\n        <p class=\"eyebrow\">Before you start<\/p>\n        <h3>What you need to begin \u2014 and what we'll be straight with you about.<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"need-grid\">\n          <div class=\"need-item\">\n            <div class=\"k\">Prerequisite<\/div>\n            <div class=\"v\">A Commercial Pilot certificate. You have to be able to be paid to fly before you can teach it.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"need-item\">\n            <div class=\"k\">Instrument rating<\/div>\n            <div class=\"v\">Required for the Flight Instructor \u2013 Airplane certificate.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"need-item\">\n            <div class=\"k\">Eligibility<\/div>\n            <div class=\"v\">At least 18 years old, and able to read, speak, and understand English.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"need-item\">\n            <div class=\"k\">The real work<\/div>\n            <div class=\"v\">This is a teaching certificate and the FAA's toughest checkride \u2014 lesson planning and teaching from the right seat matter as much as your flying.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ===== CTA ===== -->\n  <section class=\"cta-band\" id=\"start\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <h2 class=\"h2 reveal\">Ready to teach \u2014 and build toward the airlines?<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"lead reveal\">Tell us your ratings and hours. 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