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'''Ground Instructor''' is a certificate issued in the [[United States]] by the [[Federal Aviation Administration]]; the rules for certification, and for certificate-holders, are detailed in Subpart I of Part 61 of the [[Federal Aviation Regulations]], which are part of Title 14 of the [[Code of Federal Regulations]].<ref name="Subpart I">{{cite web | url=http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=16bf6a97657cf1d8cbfe383e4d855a83&rgn=div6&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.1.2.9&idno=14 | title=Subpart I—Ground Instructors | author=Federal Aviation Administration | work=Part 61—Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors | accessdate=2008-2-08 }}</ref> The Ground Instructor certificate allows the holder to offer various kinds of [[Flight training|ground instruction]] required of those seeking [[Pilot certification in the United States|pilot certificates]] and ratings. Ground Instructor certificates are issued with ratings, and these determine the exact areas in which the holder may give instruction. |
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===Requirements=== |
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'''Ground Instructor''' is a certificate granted in the [[United States]] by the [[Federal Aviation Administration]]. This certificate allows holders to give ground instruction towards appropriate pilot certificates, and approve ("sign off") as the required recommending instructor for written knowledge examinations required for these pilot certificates. A Ground Instructor is not required to be a [[pilot]]. A Ground Instructor certificate is earned by passing a 2:30 hour written examination on the area of [[aviation]] one wishes to be certified in. Additionally, one must either pass a [[test]] on "Fundamentals of Instruction" (FOI), hold an existing [[Certified Flight Instructor]] rating (which requires the FOI), or possess a state teacher certificate valid at the seventh-grade level or above. |
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An applicant for a Ground Instructor certificate is not required to be a [[pilot]], but must meet certain requirements, including being at least 18 years of age and being able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.<ref name="61.213">{{cite web | url=http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=16bf6a97657cf1d8cbfe383e4d855a83&rgn=div8&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.1.2.9.1.2&idno=14 | title=61.213 Eligibility requirements | author=Federal Aviation Administration | work=Part 61—Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors | accessdate=2008-2-08 }}</ref> In addition, the applicant must pass a written knowledge test on the fundamentals of instructing. Exceptions to this requirement are made for persons who hold [[flight instructor]] certificates, for persons who hold a [[Certified teacher|teacher's certificate]] authorizing instruction at the seventh-grade or above, and for [[professor|persons who teach]] at accredited colleges or universities.<ref name="5-673">{{cite web | url=http://fsims.faa.gov/PICResults.aspx?mode=Publication&doctype=8900.1 | title=Chapter 2. Title 14 CFR Part 61 Certification of Pilots and Flight Instructors. Section 17. Issue a Title 14 CFR Part 61 Ground Instructor Certificate and Added Ratings. 5-673 General. | author=Federal Aviation Administration | work=FAA Order 8900.1 Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS). Volume 5. Airman Certification. | accessdate=2008-2-08 }}</ref> The applicant must also pass a test appropriate to the rating desired.<ref name="5-674">{{cite web | url=http://fsims.faa.gov/PICResults.aspx?mode=Publication&doctype=8900.1 | title=Chapter 2. Title 14 CFR Part 61 Certification of Pilots and Flight Instructors. Section 17. Issue a Title 14 CFR Part 61 Ground Instructor Certificate and Added Ratings. 5-674 Ground Instructor Ratings. | author=Federal Aviation Administration | work=FAA Order 8900.1 Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS). Volume 5. Airman Certification. | accessdate=2008-2-08 }}</ref> |
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===Ratings=== |
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Currently, in the USA three levels of Certified Ground Instructor are granted: |
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A Ground Instructor certificate is issued with a rating, of which there are three possibilities: Basic, Instrument, and Advanced.<ref name="5-674"/> |
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The '''Basic Ground Instructor''' (BGI) rating allows the holder to give the ground instruction required for a sport pilot, recreational pilot, or [[Private Pilot License|private pilot certificate]], and associated ratings; the holder may also approve (by endorsement or "sign off") a student to take the written knowledge test for these certificates. The holder of a Basic Ground Instructor rating is additionally allowed to give the ground instruction required for a sport pilot, recreational pilot, or private pilot [[Biennial flight review|flight review]].<ref name="5-674"/> |
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'''Basic Ground Instructor''' (BGI) - Allows for training and recommendation for the Private Pilot or [[Recreational Pilot]] knowledge exam. |
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The '''Instrument Ground Instructor''' (IGI) rating allows the holder to give the ground instruction required for the addition of an [[instrument rating]] to a pilot certificate; the holder may also approve a student's taking of the written knowledge test for the instrument rating, and can as well give the ground training required for an instrument proficiency check.<ref name="5-674"/> |
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'''Advanced Ground Instructor''' (AGI) - Allows for training and recommendation for ANY pilot certificate or rating (Private, Commercial, Instrument) knowledge exam, and for the ground portion of the Flight Review (BFR), required of certificated pilots every two years. |
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The '''Advanced Ground Instructor''' (AGI) rating allows the holder to give the ground instruction required for any certificate or rating issued under Part 61, to give the ground training for any flight review, and to approve a student to take the written knowledge test for any certificate or rating issued under Part 61.<ref name="5-674"/> |
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'''Instrument Ground Instructor''' (IGI)- Allows for training and recommendation for the [[Instrument Rating]], and the ground portion of an instrument profiency check (IPC). |
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===Validity=== |
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Ground Instructor certificates do not expire. However, if one does not provide ground or flight instruction for a period of 90 days or longer, a signoff by a current Ground Instructor or Certified Flight Instructor, stating that said instructor has given a review of current procedures and requirements to the 'expired' Ground Instructor, is required before the Ground Instructor can instruct at a Part 141 school, or sign off a candidate to take a written exam. |
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Ground Instructor certificates do not expire. To be eligible to give instruction, though, the holder must have either served as an instructor for at least three out of the preceding twelve months or have received from a ground or flight instructor an endorsement certifying the holder's proficiency in the subject matter which the certificate authorizes teaching.<ref name="61.217">{{cite web | url=http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=16bf6a97657cf1d8cbfe383e4d855a83&rgn=div8&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.1.2.9.1.4&idno=14 | title=61.217 Recent experience requirements | author=Federal Aviation Administration | work=Part 61—Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors | accessdate=2008-2-08 }}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Pilot certification in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Aviation licenses and certifications]] |
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[[Category:Aviation in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Flight training]] |
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Revision as of 03:46, 9 February 2008
Ground Instructor is a certificate issued in the United States by the Federal Aviation Administration; the rules for certification, and for certificate-holders, are detailed in Subpart I of Part 61 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, which are part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations.[1] The Ground Instructor certificate allows the holder to offer various kinds of ground instruction required of those seeking pilot certificates and ratings. Ground Instructor certificates are issued with ratings, and these determine the exact areas in which the holder may give instruction.
Requirements
An applicant for a Ground Instructor certificate is not required to be a pilot, but must meet certain requirements, including being at least 18 years of age and being able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.[2] In addition, the applicant must pass a written knowledge test on the fundamentals of instructing. Exceptions to this requirement are made for persons who hold flight instructor certificates, for persons who hold a teacher's certificate authorizing instruction at the seventh-grade or above, and for persons who teach at accredited colleges or universities.[3] The applicant must also pass a test appropriate to the rating desired.[4]
Ratings
A Ground Instructor certificate is issued with a rating, of which there are three possibilities: Basic, Instrument, and Advanced.[4]
The Basic Ground Instructor (BGI) rating allows the holder to give the ground instruction required for a sport pilot, recreational pilot, or private pilot certificate, and associated ratings; the holder may also approve (by endorsement or "sign off") a student to take the written knowledge test for these certificates. The holder of a Basic Ground Instructor rating is additionally allowed to give the ground instruction required for a sport pilot, recreational pilot, or private pilot flight review.[4]
The Instrument Ground Instructor (IGI) rating allows the holder to give the ground instruction required for the addition of an instrument rating to a pilot certificate; the holder may also approve a student's taking of the written knowledge test for the instrument rating, and can as well give the ground training required for an instrument proficiency check.[4]
The Advanced Ground Instructor (AGI) rating allows the holder to give the ground instruction required for any certificate or rating issued under Part 61, to give the ground training for any flight review, and to approve a student to take the written knowledge test for any certificate or rating issued under Part 61.[4]
Validity
Ground Instructor certificates do not expire. To be eligible to give instruction, though, the holder must have either served as an instructor for at least three out of the preceding twelve months or have received from a ground or flight instructor an endorsement certifying the holder's proficiency in the subject matter which the certificate authorizes teaching.[5]
References
- ^ Federal Aviation Administration. "Subpart I—Ground Instructors". Part 61—Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors. Retrieved 2008-2-08.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Federal Aviation Administration. "61.213 Eligibility requirements". Part 61—Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors. Retrieved 2008-2-08.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Federal Aviation Administration. "Chapter 2. Title 14 CFR Part 61 Certification of Pilots and Flight Instructors. Section 17. Issue a Title 14 CFR Part 61 Ground Instructor Certificate and Added Ratings. 5-673 General". FAA Order 8900.1 Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS). Volume 5. Airman Certification. Retrieved 2008-2-08.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c d e Federal Aviation Administration. "Chapter 2. Title 14 CFR Part 61 Certification of Pilots and Flight Instructors. Section 17. Issue a Title 14 CFR Part 61 Ground Instructor Certificate and Added Ratings. 5-674 Ground Instructor Ratings". FAA Order 8900.1 Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS). Volume 5. Airman Certification. Retrieved 2008-2-08.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Federal Aviation Administration. "61.217 Recent experience requirements". Part 61—Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors. Retrieved 2008-2-08.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help)