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Step 12 · Instructor

CFI (Certified Flight Instructor)

The usual paid way to build hours. Delta Propel requires you to be actively instructing.

Requirement cited in the tracker

Commercial + instrument; FOI & FIA tests (14 CFR 61.183)

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Questions

What is the CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) step?

The usual paid way to build hours. Delta Propel requires you to be actively instructing.

What requirement is cited for CFI (Certified Flight Instructor)?

Commercial + instrument; FOI & FIA tests (14 CFR 61.183)

What comes before and after CFI (Certified Flight Instructor)?

Before this: Multi-engine rating (commercial). After this: CFII (Instrument Instructor). The quiz can move cadet applications earlier when a program will not take you past a private certificate.