Ground Instructor
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.
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