Sport Pilot Instructor
Practical Test $525.00
Sport Pilot Instructor Requirements
Meet §61.403 requirements:
□ Be a least 18 and read, write and speak English
□ Hold a current Sport Pilot Certificate with category and class
§61.407 Meet the following requirements:
□ Receive and log ground training from an authorized instructor or have an authorized instructor evaluate your home study program
□ Pass Knowledge test on (1) Fundamentals of Instruction and (2) Aeronautical areas for Sport Pilot Instructors
□ Must meet the flight proficiency requirements specified in §61.409
o Practical Test Standards training required
§ Technical Subject Areas
§ Prefight Preparation
§ Prefight lesson on maneuver to be performed
§ Prefight procedures
§ Airport Operations
§ Take-offs, landings and go arounds
§ Fundamentals of Flight
§ Ground reference
§ Performance Maneuvers
§ Soaring techniques
§ Slow Flight
§ Stalls
§ Spins
§ Tumble entry and avoidance techniques
§ Post Flight procedures
□ §61.411 Aeronautical Experience Required
· 150 hours of flight time
o 100 hours: pilot in command
o 50 hours single engine airplane
o 10 hours cross-country
o 15 hours in a single engine airplane LSA
□ Pass the knowledge test for sport pilot instructor
□ Pass the practical test
List of Endorsements:
□ Endorsement for the knowledge test
□ Endorsement for the practical test
□ FAA Form 8710- 11 (only FAA Instructors may sign this form) This form must be completed and match your driver’s license or medical certificate exactly.
The following instructions are to be used for completing the Airman Certificate And/Or Rating Application FAA Form 8710-11. The form may be filed out on line.
Application Information:
Block A. Name. Enter legal name. Use no more than one middle name for record purposes. Do not change the name on subsequent applications unless it is done in accordance with 14 CFR Section 61.25. If you do not have a middle name, enter “NMN”. If you have a middle initial only, indicate “Initial only.” Indicate if you are a Jr., or a II, or III. If you have an FAA Pilot certificate, the name on the application should be the same as the name on the certificate unless you have had it changed in accordance with 14 CFR Section 61.25.
Block B. Social Security Number. Optional: See supplemental Information Privacy Act. Do not leave blank: Use only US Social Security Number. Enter either “SSN” or the words “Do not Use” or “None.” SSN’s are not shown on certificates.
Block C. Date of Birth. Check for accuracy. Enter eight digits; Use numeric characters, i.e 07091945 instead of July 9, 1945. Check to see that DOB is the same as it is on the medical certificate or other documents.
Block D. Place of Birth. If you were born in the USA, enter the city and state where you were born. If the city is unknown, enter the county and state. If you were born outside the USA, enter the name of the city and country where you were born.
Block E. Permanent Mailing Address. Enter residence
number and street, P.O. Box or rural route number in the top part of the block
above the line. The City, State, and ZIP code go in the bottom part of the block
below
the line. Check for accuracy. Make sure the numbers are not transposed. FAA policy requires that you use your permanent mailing address. Justification must be provided on a separate sheet of paper signed and submitted with the application when a PO Box or rural route number is used in place of your permanent physical address. A map or directions must be provided if a physical address is unavailable.
Block F. Citizenship. Check USA if applicable. If not, enter the country where you are a citizen.
Block G. Do you read, speak, write and understand the English language? Check yes or no.
Block H. Height. Enter your height in inches. Example: 5’8” would be entered as 68 in. No fractions, use whole inches only.
Block I. Weight. Enter your weight in pounds. No fractions, use whole pounds only.
Block J. Hair. Spell out the color of your hair. If bald, enter “Bald.”
Color should be listed as black, red, brown, blond, or gray. If you wear a wig
or toupee, enter the color of your hair under the wig or toupee.
Block K. Eyes. Spell out the color of your eyes. The color should be listed
as blue, brown, black, hazel, green, or gray.
Block L. Sex. Check male or female.
Block M. Do You Now Hold or Have You Ever Held An FAA Pilot Certificate? Check yes or no. (NOTE: A student pilot certificate is a “Pilot Certificate.”) The answer is “no” if the application is on basis of foreign license or military competence
Block N. Grade of Pilot Certificate. Enter the grade of pilot certificate (i.e., Student, Sport, Recreational, Private, Commercial, or ATP). Do NOT enter flight instructor certificate information.
Block O. Certificate Number. Enter the number as it appears on your pilot certificate.
Block P. Date Issued. Enter the date your pilot certificate was issued.
Block Q. Do You Now Hold A Medical Certificate? Check yes or no. If yes, complete Blocks R, S, and T.
Block R. Class of Certificate. Enter the class as shown on the medical certificate, i.e., 1st, 2nd, or 3rd class.
Block S. Date Issued. Enter the date your medical certificate was issued.
Block T. Name of Examiner. Enter the name as shown on medical certificate and M.D or D.O. as appropriate.
Block U. Do you hold a US Drivers License? Must be checked if you do not hold a valid medical.
Block V. License Number.
Block W. State of Issuance. Must be a US issued Driver's License.
Block X. Date Issued.
Block Y. Expiration Date.
Block Za. Narcotics, Drugs. Check appropriate block. Only check “Yes” if you have actually been convicted. If you have been charged with a violation which has not been adjudicated, check .“No”. If block “U” was checked “Yes” give the date of final conviction.
II. CERTIFICATE OR RATING APPLIED FOR ON BASIS OF:
Block A. Completion of Required Test.
- AIRCRAFT TO BE USED. (If flight test required) – Enter the make and model of each aircraft used for this flight test. (a) Enter the time in each make and model used for this flight test. (b) Enter the Pilot-In-Command Flight Time - In each make and model used for this flight test.
- THE AIRCRAFT USED FOR THE FLIGHT TEST MUST BE A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT.
Block B. DO NOT USE
Block C. DO NOT USE
III. RECORD OF PILOT TIME.
The minimum pilot experience required by the appropriate regulation must be entered. It is recommended, however, that ALL pilot time be entered. If decimal points are used, be sure they are legible. You should fill in the blocks that apply and ignore the blocks that do not. Total, Instruction received, and Instrument Time should be entered in the top, middle, or bottom of the boxes provided as appropriate.
IV. HAVE YOU FAILED A TEST FOR THIS CERTIFICATE OR RATING? Check appropriate block
V. APPLICANT’S CERTIFICATION.
A. SIGNATURE. The way you normally sign your name.
B. DATE.