Build Hours & Teach

Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)

Step into the right seat, teach the next generation of aviators, and get paid to log hours.

The fast track to 1,500 airline hours. As a CFI, you become the teacher. We utilize the Gleim Flight Instructor Syllabus with in-depth FOI (Fundamentals of Instructing), lesson plan development, teaching from the right seat, stall/spin awareness, and error correction.

Primary Aircraft

Cessna 172 / Cessna 152

Ground Instruction

25 Hours

Flight Hours

15h

Syllabus

Gleim Syllabus

Jeppesen Flight Instructor Syllabus & FOI (student-sourced)

Mastery of Educational Psychology & FOI, Lesson Plan Architecture, Right-Seat Flight Mastery, Spin Training Endorsement (C172), and checkride preparation for the hardest FAA practical test.

Curriculum & Maneuvers

Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI): human behavior, the learning process, teaching methods & critique

Comprehensive lesson plan creation for every Private and Commercial flight maneuver

Right-seat flying dynamics, cross-cockpit control coordination & student error anticipation

FAA Spin Training Endorsement conducted in our spin-approved Cessna 172 aircraft

Oral examination mastery - teaching technical flight theory clearly on a whiteboard

Practical checkride preparation according to the FAA Flight Instructor PTS/ACS

Prerequisites

FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating
Valid FAA Medical Certificate
Passage of FAA Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI) and Flight Instructor Airplane (FIA) knowledge tests
Spin Training endorsement (completed in our Cessna 172s with our instructor!)

What you will earn

FAA Certified Flight Instructor Certificate (CFI Airplane Single-Engine).

Itemized Quote

Dual Right-Seat Flight Training in C172 (15 hrs @ $170 plane + $60 instructor)

15 hrs × $230/hr

$3,450

Spin Endorsement Flight & Ground in C172 (2 hrs dual)

2 hrs × $230/hr

$460

In-Depth Ground Instruction & Mock Whiteboard Teaching (25 hrs)

25 hrs × $60/hr

$1,500

Jeppesen Flight Instructor Syllabus & Lesson Plans

Student-sourced - Jeppesen kit not sold by school

Additional expense

Two FAA Knowledge Exams (FOI + FIA @ $175 each)

Testing center fees

$350

DPE Checkride Fee (Practical Test)

Additional expense - examiner fee varies

Additional expense

Estimated Total

Pay-as-you-go. No lump-sum lock-in.

$5,760

Ideal for

Commercial pilots aiming to build hours toward the ATP 1,500-hour requirement while earning an income at flight schools.

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