Flight Instructor

Flight Instructor course is offered by Aero CLub

Leicestershire Aero Club offers flying lessons, training for a private pilots licence, a range of flying experiences and a whole lot more. We operate at Leicester Airport and we’ve been at the centre of the Leicestershire flying community since 1909.

Leicestershire Aero Club offers flying lessons, training for a private pilots licence, a range of flying experiences and a whole lot more. We operate at Leicester Airport and we’ve been at the centre of the Leicestershire flying community since 1909.

Pre-course entry requirements

FCL.915 GENERAL PREREQUISITES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS
An applicant for an FI certificate shall:

(a) In the case of the FI(A) and FI(H):

• Have received at least 10 hours of instrument flight instruction on the appropriate aircraft category, of which not more than 5 hours may be instrument ground time in an FSTD.

• Have completed 20 hours of VFR cross-country flight on the appropriate aircraft category as PIC; and

(b) Additionally, for the FI(A):

• Hold at least a CPL(A); or

• Hold at least a PPL(A) and have:
  (i) met the requirements for CPL theoretical knowledge, except for an FI(A) providing training for the LAPL(A) only, and
  (ii) completed at least 200 hours of flight time on aeroplanes or TMGs, of which 150 hours as PIC.

• Have completed at least 30 hours on single engine piston powered aeroplanes of which at least 5 hours shall have been completed during the 6 months preceding the pre-entry flight test set out in FCL.930FI(a).

• Have completed a VFR cross-country flight as PIC, including a flight of at least 540km (300NM) in the course of which full stop landings at 2 different aerodromes shall be made.