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A CFI discovers that his CFI card did not qualify him as an instructor after working as a flight instructor for more than eight months.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1342484 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110 Flight Crew Total 4400 Flight Crew Type 424 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
I was called by my chief pilot from my employer. I had submitted my CFI for renewal; and he was called by the fisdo (flight inspection safety district office) and told I didn't have a valid CFI. My CFI read 'instrument airplane.' I have been flying for this company teaching single engine airplanes to military students for 8 months. I am a prior air force instructor pilot in T-38s with 1;400 plus instructor hours. I believed since my CFI read instrument airplane I was qualified to teach anything on my ATP/commercial license. My company missed it as well during my initial training. The CFI card states that it is only valid with your pilot's license.to acquire my CFI I took the military competency exam. I met with the FSDO three separate times to ensure I had what I needed to teach flying in a single engine aircraft. I have since learned I do not.I have flown almost 400 hours with students since last july; including 7 students whom I soloed. I finally heard from the local FSDO (flight standards district office) today asking me 'what happened.'I am currently working with a very experienced CFI and FAA evaluator to complete a check ride and add single engine to my CFI.this may be something that needs clarification in the CFI community. Every CFI I have shared my situation with immediately pulls out their license to see if they are legal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CFI discovers that his CFI card did not qualify him as an instructor after working as a flight instructor for more than eight months.
Narrative: I was called by my Chief Pilot from my employer. I had submitted my CFI for renewal; and he was called by the FISDO (Flight Inspection Safety District Office) and told I didn't have a valid CFI. My CFI read 'Instrument Airplane.' I have been flying for this company teaching single engine airplanes to military students for 8 months. I am a prior Air Force instructor pilot in T-38s with 1;400 plus instructor hours. I believed since my CFI read Instrument Airplane I was qualified to teach anything on my ATP/Commercial license. My company missed it as well during my initial training. The CFI card states that it is only valid with your pilot's license.To acquire my CFI I took the military competency exam. I met with the FSDO three separate times to ensure I had what I needed to teach flying in a single engine aircraft. I have since learned I do not.I have flown almost 400 hours with students since last July; including 7 students whom I soloed. I finally heard from the local FSDO (Flight Standards District Office) today asking me 'what happened.'I am currently working with a very experienced CFI and FAA evaluator to complete a check ride and add single engine to my CFI.This may be something that needs clarification in the CFI community. Every CFI I have shared my situation with immediately pulls out their license to see if they are legal.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.