"But surely getting a formal civil FI cat would be no more than a formality for the average AEF ex QFI?"
Such a person would first need a civil licence on which such a Rating could be included. If paid to instruct as a civil FI, that would have to be a CPL. Even if electing to instruct for no pay by including a civil FI Rating on a PPL, he/she would still need 'commercial level knowledge' or to meet FW accreditation criteria. After that, the requirements are clearly laid out in LASORS H1.8; for QFIs, the requirements are:
"Applicants without a CFS Standardisation Check in the
last 12 months are required to complete training at the
discretion of a FIC Instructor at an approved FIC FTO
sufficient to pass the relevant elements of a FI Skill Test
in a single pilot, single engine aeroplane with a suitably
qualified civilian FIE(A)."
For pilots who have never been QFIs, there are NO exceptions to the normal FI(R) requirements.
Last edited by BEagle; 26th Jun 2005 at 21:03.