Teach in the Clouds

Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument (CFII)

Teach instrument approaches, holding procedures, and weather theory under IFR.

Add the prestigious Instrument Instructor rating to your CFI certificate. Following the Gleim Instrument Instructor Syllabus, you will learn to teach instrument scans, ATC communications, emergency partial panel procedures, and IFR GPS navigation from the right seat.

Primary Aircraft

Cessna 172 (N13129 IFR)

Ground Instruction

15 Hours

Flight Hours

10h

Syllabus

Gleim Syllabus

Jeppesen Instrument Flight Instructor (CFII) Syllabus (student-sourced)

Focused course teaching instrument instruction techniques, avionics mastery, instrument PTS/ACS evaluation, and right-seat attitude instrument navigation in actual and simulated IMC.

Curriculum & Maneuvers

Teaching instrument scan, cross-check, and instrument interpretation from the right seat

Techniques for instructing precision & non-precision approach procedures

Teaching holding entries, teardrop, parallel, and direct procedures with wind correction

Instructing partial-panel flight techniques and vacuum/electrical emergency failures

Simulated IMC cockpit workload management and single-pilot CRM training

Endorsement requirements for Instrument Rating applicants

Prerequisites

FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Certificate
Current FAA Medical Certificate
Passage of the FAA Flight Instructor Instrument Airplane (FII) Knowledge Test

What you will earn

FAA Instrument Flight Instructor Rating (CFII) added to your CFI certificate.

Itemized Quote

Dual Right-Seat IFR Flight Training in C172 N13129 (10 hrs @ $190 + $60)

10 hrs × $250/hr

$2,500

Ground Instruction & Lesson Plan Reviews for IFR (15 hrs)

15 hrs × $60/hr

$900

Jeppesen Instrument Flight Instructor Syllabus

Student-sourced - Jeppesen kit not sold by school

Additional expense

FAA Flight Instructor Instrument (FII) Written Test

Testing center fee

$175

DPE Checkride Fee (Practical Test)

Additional expense - examiner fee varies

Additional expense

Estimated Total

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

$3,575

Ideal for

CFIs who want to significantly broaden their teaching marketability, instruct instrument students, and conduct Instrument Proficiency Checks (IPCs).

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