The CRI is certainly a "flying instructor qualification".The course involves just 3 hours of actual flying as opposed to the 25 hours in the FI(R) course.Having gained a flying instructor qualification the new instructor traditionally learns his craft in the challenging world of teaching the ab initio syllabus especially the circuit element of the course.That ab initio training ground is denied the CRI.I find it very sad that in the modern club many new instructors seem only to get trial lessons many of which are seen as only joy rides by the purchaser.I have instructors coming up the system who are now talking about becoming examiners who have done little more instructing than their 25 solo sign offs.VBR Stampe