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Instrument Rating Instructor

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Being an aviation instructor is a very important role. Airmanship is a vital ingredient of all flight operations. Therefore, in the IRI air exercises the relevant aspects of airmanship will be emphasised at the appropriate times during each flight. You will learn to identify common errors and how to correct them properly in timely manner.

As a part of the IRI training course you should become aware of your own attitudes to the important aspects of flight safety. Improving safety awareness will be a fundamental objective throughout your IRI training course. It will be of major importance for the IRI training course to aim to share the knowledge, skills and attitudes relevant to an instructor’s task. To achieve this, the course curriculum, in terms of objectives you will be trained to proficiency by an ProfiPilot Course instructor.

 By becoming an Instrument Rating instructor, you will be given the privileges to provide the instruction for the issue, revalidation or renewal of a instrument rating, en-route instrument rating and basic instrument rating as indicated in FCL.930.IRI(a). In addition you can instruct for the basic phase of training on an MPL if you meet further prerequisites.

 

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Overview

IRI training overview

The aim of the Instrument Rating Instructor training course is to bring your competency up to the standard required for the role of an instructor for instrument rating.  The IRI training course emphasis on the role of the individual in relation to the importance of human factors in the man-machine environment. Special attention is given to your level of maturity and judgement including an understanding of adults, their behavioural attitudes and variable levels of education.

The Instrument Rating Instructor training course consists of three parts:

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

The IRI training is followed by the IRI assessment of competence with EASA Flight Instructor Examiner. The validity of the IRI certificate is 3 years. To revalidate your IRI you need to comply with FCL.940.IRI.

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Prerequisites

As an applicant for Instrument Rating Instructor certificate you have to be a holder of the EASA flight crew license along with the current medical certificate. In addition you have to be a holder of valid respective class rating.

To be qualified to provide training in simulator you have had completed at least 200 hours of flight time under IFR after the issuance of the BIR or the instrument rating, of which at least 50 hours shall be in aeroplanes.

If you are looking for so-called unrestricted IRI(A) to be able to provide training in an aeroplane, you have had completed at least 800 hours of flight time under IFR, of which at least 400 hours shall be in aeroplanes.

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T & L

The Teaching and Learning module of the IRI SE training course is called as Part 1 or IRI training course and it is required by FCL.930.IRI(a)(1). You will learn more 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, Training administration
  • Human performance and limitations relevant to flight instruction
  • Specific hazards involved in simulating systems failures and malfunctions in the aircraft during flight
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Briefings

The IRI theoretical knowledge instruction comprises of 10 hours ground training to include the revision of knowledge, the preparation of lesson plans and the development of classroom instructional skills. By doing this you will be enabled to instruct the instrument theoretical knowledge syllabus.

All the subject contained in the theoretical and flight training syllabus is complementary to the instrument rating pilot course syllabus which should already be familiar to you from your previous instrument rating training. The objective of the IRI training course is to:

  • refresh and bring up to date your technical knowledge;
  • you to be able to train your students in accordance with the requirements of the modular instrument flying training course;
  • enable to develop your necessary instructional techniques required for teaching of instrument flying, radio navigation and instrument procedures to the level required for the issue of an instrument rating; and
  • ensure that the your flying is of a sufficiently high standard.

Technical instrument instruction covers topics essential for the role of instrument instructor:

  • Physiological and psychological factors
  • Flight instruments
  • Radio navigation aids
  • Flight planning considerations
  • Aeronautical information publications
  • flight planning general
  • The privileges of the instrument rating
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Flying

The flight instruction aims to ensure that you will be able to teach the air exercises safely and efficiently. The IRI training course comprises of 10 hours of flight instruction. Maximum of 8 hours may be conducted in a simulator. A similar number of hours will be used for the instruction and practice of preflight and post-flight briefing for each exercise.

You will become master in teaching following exercises as required by AMC1 FCL.930.IRI, Part 3:

  • Basic Instrument Flying
  • Advanced Instrument Flying
  • Applied Radio Navigation (VOR, NDB, VHF/DF, DME, SSR, ENR Radar)
  • Standard instrument Departures and Arrivals (SID, STAR)
  • Instrument Approaches (ILS, NDB, RNP)

New Zealand

New Zealand

  • ICAO English - Aero Language
  • Flight Examiner
  • EASA TRE, Type Rating examiner

 "The expert in anything was once a beginner.”  

Help to educate the future experts. ProfiPilot Training designed well structured and comprehensive train-the-trainer courses. Our experienced course instructor with guide you through the instructor qualification course to become a professional trainer ready to coach your future trainees into the experts flying the aircraft with using the instrument rating.

TOTAL DURATION:

14

days

800

IFR hours required

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