Certified Flight Instructor-Helicopter (or 'Add-On') Rating: FAA Requirements References: FAR 61.183; 61.185; 61.187

 ·         Hold an FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate

·         Hold a Current Third Class Medical (or Higher)

·         Log 3 Hours in Dual Instruction (Minimum) in the Previous 60 Days Prior to the Practical Flight Test (Checkride)

·         Have Passed The "Fundamentals of Instruction" FAA Written "Knowledge Test" With the Previous 24 Months

·         Have Passed The FAA Written Helicopter Flight Instructor (CFI) "Knowledge Test" With the Previous 24 Months

·         Pass the FAA Flight Instructor Practical Test (Checkride) Oral and Flight Portion

Note: For the CFI "Add-On" Rating, you are NOT required to take the "Fundamentals of Instruction (FOI)" test again. You ARE, however, required to take a shorter, 20-question "CFI Helicopter Add-On" FAA Knowledge Test. Call for Details.

Estimated Training Costs: Certified Flight Instructor-Helicopter (CFI) Rating* 
 

(For those who already hold a Commercial Pilot-Helicopter Certificate with a minimum of 150 Flight hrs) 5 Hours Minimum Training, 10-15 Hours Average Time Required. 

NOTES: Hourly rates shown are based on the advance purchase of 10-hour "blocks" of flight training time. Add $10 per hour if training is purchased hour-by-hour. Rates are subject to change without notice. Students may elect to take an outside ground school or study on their own with Midwest's guidance for written exams. Supplemental individual personalized ground instruction (if requested) will be charged at current ground school instructor rates. 

 * Cost estimates are based on the FAA MINIMUM training requirements. The number of hours any individual may require depends on that person's abilities, personal initiative, desire to learn, outside study, and frequency of training. Based on our considerable experience, we have found that it takes most students approximately 10-15 hours of flight training to gain the skills required to pass the required FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Practical Flight Test. 

 CFI-I Certification Course

Our Certified Flight Instructor Instrument Rating Course (CFI-I) is approximately $3,660, and consists of:

• 15 hours of Dual flight training
• 10 hours of ground training
• 6 hours pre-post flight briefing

On average, students complete their training within 15-20 hours.

CFI-ME Certification Course

Our Certified Flight Instructor Multi-Engine Rating Course (CFI-ME) is approximately $3,030, and consists of:

• 8 hours of Dual flight training
• 5 hours of ground training
• 5 hours pre-post flight briefing