q Valid commercial pilot w/ instrument rating or ATP certificate and medical certificate

q At least 18 years old

q Read, speak, write, and understand English

q 70% or better score on Flight Instructor Airplane (FIA) knowledge test

q 70% or better score on Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI) knowledge test or already possess a ground instructor or flight instructor certificate or hold a teaching certificate for 7th grade or above.

q At least 15 hours PIC in the category and class of aircraft appropriate to the flight instructor rating sought.

q Practical test prep flights within the preceding 2 calendar months with an authorized CFI (per §61.31(a)6)

q Spin Training (required for endorsement below)

q Practical Test Endorsement – Certifies you're ready for the checkride.

q Recent Training Endorsement – Certifies you have had training in the last 2 months. (See above)

q Knowledge Test Deficient Areas Endorsement – Certifies your instructor has gone back over, and trained you on knowledge test questions you missed.

q Fundamentals of Instructing Endorsement – Certifies your CFI found you proficient in FOI material

q CFI Spin Endorsement – Certifies instructional proficiency in spins as well as experience with them (more details in §61.183)

Plus, you should already have these endorsements in your logbook:

q Knowledge Test Endorsement or Review of Home Study Curriculum (§61.183)

Note: You needed this endorsement before taking the knowledge test.