Aerobatic Instructor Designation Program™
Master CFI Aerobatic
Given the success of other industry-based programs such as the Master Instructor Program™ and the ICAS Aerobatic Competency Evaluation (ACE) Program, the time had finally come to develop and administer a voluntary aerobatic instructor designation program for many of the same reasons other similar programs had been instituted, including:
- To establish professional standards
- To promote a Code of Ethics
- To encourage continuing aviation education and self-assessment
- To provide a process for peer review and recognition of accomplishment
- To foster increased trust in consumers of aerobatic-related training services
- To foster increased trust of the important role of aerobatic-related training activities
The Aerobatic Instructor Designation Program™ offers three accreditation levels:
Flight Instructor-Aerobatic (FI-A): This individual is not a current FAA-certificated flight instructor, but possesses at least a Commercial or an Airline Transport Pilot certificate, has received instruction in and passed the FAA knowledge test covering the Fundamentals of Instruction, and has a spin endorsement.
Certificated Flight Instructor-Aerobatic (CFI-A): This individual is a current FAA-certificated flight instructor.
Master Certificated Flight Instructor-Aerobatic (MCFI-A): This individual is a current FAA-certificated flight instructor, and has been either a CFI either for at least four years or a CFI for at least two years and holds Gold Seal status.
List of Designated Aerobatic Instructors