Instructor Ratings - Military

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This is the page for military pilots requiring a UK CAA Instructor Rating. 

 

There are many types of instructor rating and instructor privileges. There are military credits against the FI and CRI rating depending on your previous experience. Get in touch for more info and to see what credits you can claim.

 

Class Rating Instructor (CRI) - Real benefit is it can be added to a PPL. Useful for a club check pilot or for someone that wants to put something back into aviation. You can't instruct ab-initio PPL students with a CRI. You can fly the 2 yearly instructional flight that PPL holders require and useful for checking out pilots to a new type within the class or differences training. Military credits for the FI rating are detailed in CAP2254.

 

Flying Instructor (FI) - Initially restricted but allows you to instruct as above but you can now teach new PPL students. The restriction is you can't send someone solo. This restriction is lifted with hours and experience. You can also have the restrictions removed for other ratings such as aerobatics and night. Military credits for the FI rating are detailed in CAP2254.​​​