Becoming an instructor
 

Can somebody briefly tell me what needs to be done and in what order to become a flying instructor post PPL

Also a rough price guide as to what your likely to spend

In a nutshell....

CPL level knowledge and exams
Alongside
Hour building
FI course and skills test.

Ballpark FI would be £6K.

If you want to earn money at being an FI then you need CPL airwork and test as well.

Just to add a bit to DD...

200 hours total time required before FIC, which must include 150 hours P1 for PPL holder or 100 hours P1 for CPL holder. This must include a 300nm XC (as does the CPL)

£6-£7k for FI course, but that of course doesn't include hours building, CPL writtens, CPL skills test and course.

Medical
 

Guys on this thread what are the med certificate requirements?

To hold a CPL: Class 1 Medical
To hold a PPL: Class 2 Medical

You can add an FI rating to either a CPL or PPL and the medical requirements do not change.

However you are (at present) unable to receive payment for working as a flight instructor if holding only a PPL and you still need to have passed the CPL or ATPL written examinations.

Maybe medical classes are different in the USA, but:

Private Pilot: 3rd class medical
Commercial Pilot/Flight Instructor: 2nd class medical
ATP: 1st class medical


I should mention, as long as the instructor doesn't have to act as pilot in command, no medical is necessary. (For example, training an already licensed pilot for a high performance or complex aircraft, or even commercial flight maneuvers)

I am not a CFI yet, but I just assumed (bad... I Know) that since you needed a commercial license to get the CFI (pretty sure?), and that you were being paid for services that a 2nd class medical was required, but it makes since that you'd only need a 3rd class since you are training, and not being paid to fly...