Military instructor pilots: your FAA flight instructor certificate

• Current or former U.S. Armed Forces instructor pilots or pilot examiners, any service.
• You hold an FAA commercial pilot or ATP certificate with an instrument rating (get the commercial first with military competency if you need it).

• An official record or order documenting your current or past qualification as an instructor pilot or pilot examiner for the instructor rating sought.
• An official record or order documenting completion of an instructor pilot or pilot examiner training course, with an aircraft qualification appropriate to the rating sought.
• An official record or order showing you passed an instructor pilot or pilot examiner proficiency check in an aircraft appropriate to the rating sought.

Take the Military Competency Instructor (MCI) knowledge test, passed within the 24 calendar months before the month you apply. If you already hold an FAA flight instructor certificate, you do not need it.

1. Pass the MCI knowledge test (unless you already hold a flight instructor certificate).
2. Complete an application in IACRA for a flight instructor certificate.
3. Request an appointment and upload your instructor records and test report on the intake form.
4. We meet by video for about 30 minutes and you receive your temporary certificate.