Flight training is widely believed to be safer than most other aspects of general aviation, but is it? And do specific aspects of the training process pose greater risks and thus offer greater room for improvement? The Air Safety Institute's first comprehensive analysis of instructional accidents in a decade finds surprising differences between different types and phases of training in both airplanes and helicopters.
FAA Form 8710-1 must be completed any time you recommend a student for a checkride—or need to renew your flight instructor certificate. The Integrated Airman Certification and Rating Application (IACRA) allows you to fill out the form electronically.
This FAA advisory circular provides guidance for flight and ground instructors, pilots, and examiners on pilot certification standards, knowledge test procedures, and other requirements of FAR Part 61. The FAA provides recommended sample endorsements in Appendix 1.
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The Air Safety Institute has collected a more comprehensive list of resources in support of its online flight instructor refresher course (eFIRC). Access everything from the Joseph T. Nall Report on general aviation safety to the practical test standards and information on security awareness training.