Pilot guides
What the regulations require, in plain terms, with the citations.
CFI Kneeboard
A free Part 61 reference app for flight instructors.
Private pilot requirements
Age, medical, knowledge test, the 40-hour minimum, solo, and the checkride.
Instrument rating requirements
The 50 hours of cross-country, 40 hours of instrument time, and the 250 nm IFR flight.
Commercial pilot requirements
The 250 hours, complex or technically advanced airplane time, and the long cross-countries.
Flight instructor requirements
The two knowledge tests, the spin endorsement, and how the CFI checkride works.
Flight review requirements
What 61.56 requires, when the review is due, and what counts in its place.
Citizenship and TSA
The documents that prove U.S. citizenship, and the TSA process for everyone else.
International students
TSA clearance, visitor visas, and the Form I-20, for students who are not citizens.
Failed checkride
What a disapproval or a discontinuance means, the 60-day credit, and the retest.
Who can train a CFI
The 61.195(h) qualifications for the instructor of a first-time CFI applicant.