Has anyone ever asked FIC Instructors if they would like to teach students who don't have CPL level knowledge?
The CRI qualification does not require CPL level knowledge and depending upon the candidates background there can be an awful lot of homework to do above and beyond the basic course if the candidate has only bare bones PPL knowledge.
The old FI Course used to include 56 hours of teaching that basic level knowledge. Since the intro of JAR-FCL the course emphasis has changed to a teaching and learning course and then using previously gained CPL knowledge as the basis of giving briefs and lectures. Only 40 hours of the 125 hours is tuition fom the FIC instructor.
Interestingly, the 300 hour PPL probably makes a beter candidate on a FI course than the shiny integrated course graduate with ATPL groundschool 12 months behind them.
Last edited by Whopity; 14th December 2006 at 10:16.