Originally Posted by
Whopity
Something to be aware of is that to become a FI with a PPL you need 300 hours and with a CPL only 200 so its cheaper to go the CPL route if you are starting from scratch. As stated the CPL exams have a 3 year time limit for obtaining a CPL, but not for becoming a FI so get the CPL then do an FI course.
Isn’t it 200hrs with 150 PIC as above?
And if I only ever want to instruct then CPL with Class 1 etc may be overkill…and could cost more.