Class Rating Instructor Single-Engine

Trainer for single-engine aeroplanes

Overview

CRI SE training overview

The aim of the Class Rating Instructor training course is to bring your competency up to the standard required for the role of an instructor on single-engine aeroplane such as Cessna 172 or Diamond DA20.  The single-engine CRI training course is designed in the way to give adequate training to the future CRI SE instructor in theoretical knowledge instruction and flight instruction to instruct for single-engine class rating for which you are qualified.

The Class Rating Instructor Single-Engine training course consists of three parts:

• Part 1: 25 hours of Teaching and learning iaw AMC1 FCL.920;
• Part 2: 10 hours of Technical theoretical knowledge instruction (Technical training);
• Part 3: 3 hours of Flight instruction in single-engine aeroplane

The CRI SE training is followed by the CRI assessment of competence with EASA Flight Instructor Examiner. The validity of the CRI Single-Engine is 3 years. To revalidate your CRI you need to comply with FCL.940.CRI.

T & L

The Teaching and Learning module of the CRI SE training course is called as Part 1 or CRI training course and it is required by FCL.930.CRI(a)(1). This module is about the Training philosophy and Fundamentals of instruction. The module is equal for all EASA instructor certificates. It means if you hold or have held any EASA instructor certificate you will be credited in full towards this module. 

The Teaching and Learning module consists of 25 hours of groundschool including the workshops and covers following topics:

• The learning process
• The teaching process
• Training philosophies
• Techniques of applied instruction
• Student evaluation and testing
• Training programme development
• Human performance and limitations relevant to flight instruction
• Specific hazards involved in simulating systems failures and malfunctions in the aircraft during flight
• Training administration

Flying

The purpose of the CRI SE flight training is to acquaint the applicant with the teaching aspects of the operational procedures and handling of an single-engine aeroplane. In accordance with FCL.930.CRI(a)(3) - the flying part of the Single-Engine Class Rating Instructor consists of at least 3 hours of flight time in the single-engine aeriplane. Instruction will be given by an Flight Instructor qualified in accordance with point FCL.905.FI(j). The flight instruction is complemented by the technical training which serves as the long-briefing before the flying exercises.

The CRI SE training includes following exercises as required by AMC1 FCL.930.CRI, Part 3:

• Familiarization with the aeroplane
• Taxiing
• Straight and level flight
• Slow flight
• Upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT)

The CRI SE training will be provided using the specific variant of single-pilot single-engine aeroplane such as Diamond 20 or Cessna 172.