Cfi Endorsements

Front 1

What are the ten CFI Endorsements for student pilots? (AC 61-65)

Back 1

1. Pre-solo aeronautical knowledge
2. Pre-solo flight training
3. Pre-solo flight training at night
4. Solo flight (each additional 90 day period)
5. Solo takeoffs and landings at another airport within 25 miles
6. Initial solo cross-country flight
7. Solo cross-country flight
8. Repeated solo cross-country flights not more than 50 nm from point of departure
9. Solo flight in Class B airspace
10. Solo flight to, from, or at an airport located within Class B airspace

Front 2

What are the required student pilot certificate endorsements and logbook entries required of CFIs before a student's first solo flight? (AC 61-65)

Back 2

1. Logbook endorsement for satisfactory completion of a pre-solo aeronautical exam
2. Logbook endorsement for receiving required pore-solo training in make and model of aircraft
3. Certificate endorsement for the make and model of aircraft flown

Front 3

What are the required student pilot certificate endorsements and logbook endorsements required of CFIs before allowing a student pilot to conduct the initial solo flight? (AC 61-65)

Back 3

1. Logbook endorsements from the instructor who has given the required pre-solo cross-country training for the make and model aircraft to be flown
2. Certificate endorsement for the specific category to be flown
3. Logbook endorsement for the specific solo cross-country to be flown

Instructor should also ensure solo endorsement has not expired (90 days)

Front 4

Give examples of other endorsements a CFI provides (AC 61-65)

Back 4

• Flight review (BFR)
• Completion of a phase of an FAA-sponsored pilot proficiency award program
• IPC (CFII)
• To act as PIC in a complex airplane
• To act as PIC in a high-performance airplane
• To act as PIC in a pressurized aircraft capable of high-altitude ops
• To act as a tailwheel PIC
• To act as PIC of an aircraft in solo operation when the pilot does not hold an appropriate category and class rating
  • Retesting after failure of a knowledge or practical test

Front 5

Your student is ready for the Private Pilot Practical Test. What are the required certificate/logbook endorsements and forms necessary to recommend your student for the test? (14 CFR Part 61; AC 61-65)

Back 5

Logbook Endorsements:

1. Aeronautical knowledge test (61.35a1)
2. Aeronautical knowledge (61.105b)
3. Flight proficiency (61.103f, 61.107b, 61.109)
4. Prep for Practical Test (61.39a6iii)
5. Prep for Practical Test (61.39a6i)
6. Pre-Solo aeronautical knowledge (61.87b)
7. Pre-solo flight training (61.87c)
8. Pre-solo flight training at night (61.87co)
9. Solo flight each 90 days in make/model (61.87p)
10. Solo cross-country planning & prep for each x-country flight (61.93)
11. TSA Citizenship verification (14 CFR 49 CFR 1552.3h)

Student Pilot Certificate Endorsements

1. Solo endorsement for specific make & model (61.87n1)
2. Solo cross-country endorsement for specific category (61.93c1)

Forms:

1. Completed FAA Form 8710-1, Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application with authorized instructor signature