Allows Flight Instructors To Renew Their Certificates Online

Sporty’s has developed a fresh new option for flight instructors looking to renew their CFI certificate, using a modern online learning system to deliver innovative content. Sporty’s eFIRC will get you up to speed with the latest technology and new developments from the FAA, vastly improving your teaching skills.

While there are a variety of ways to renew your CFI certificate (including a meeting with your local FAA inspector), most flight instructors now elect to use an online course because of the ease of use and flexibility offered.

To meet the strict FAA requirements, all FIRC courses must contain at least 16 hours of training content. Fortunately, the course can be completed up to three months before your actual CFI expiration date, so there’s no pressure to rush through it in a weekend. Just need to make sure to complete the course before your CFI certificate officially expires.

After logging into the course, users are presented with the main Dashboard view, allowing you to get started with any one of the 17 lessons. There is no requirement to complete the lessons in order, so you can pick the path that makes the most sense for you. This page also shows a graphical representation of both individual lesson and overall course progress.

Once lesson is started, users see a list of individual lesson modules listed on the left side of the screen. Credit for each module is awarded as the content in main content viewer, located on the right side of the screen, is studied.

After completing each required module, users are presented with a multiple choice quiz. This serves 2 purposes: to help reinforce key concepts in the lesson, and to help prepare you for the final exam.

After completing all 17 lessons, the last step is to take the 45-question, multiple choice final exam in the course and earn a minimum score of 70%.

Once this last step is complete, the course will automatically generate a downloadable official FIRC graduation certificate that can be taken to the local FSDO to process the renewal.

Sporty’s eFIRC was developed from scratch with today’s modern CFI in mind so it's not just a rehash of regulations and dry FOI theory. Rather, users learn about topics pertinent to today’s flight training environment, including the following concepts to name a few:

• Navigating in the 21st Century: Pilotage to GPS: TAA & Automation
• Security Related Special Use Airspace: What’s Going on—Where, and How to Stay Clear
• Transportation Security Administration (TSA): What Flight Instructors Have to Know to Stay Out of Trouble
• Pilot Deviations: Their Causes and How to Teach Your Students to Plan Ahead to Avoid Them
• Regulatory, Policy, and Publication Changes and Updates
• How to Give an Effective and Useful Instrument Proficiency Check & Flight Review
• Understanding and Teaching Advancements in Aviation Technology
• ADS-B and the NextGen ATC system

Sporty’s eFIRC works on any device that has a web browser and internet connection, which is especially convenient for studying on the go with an iPhone, iPad or Android phone/tablet. Your progress is automatically saved in the cloud, so you can start on one device and pick right up on another.

The cost of the course, including one flight instructor graduation certificate and one ground instructor graduation certificate, is $99.00.

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