Flight Instructor Rating Explained

The Flight instructor rating is usually the next pilot license you get after you become a commercial pilot. The one thing needed in order to get to the airlines is flight time or hours. In most cases you will not be able to get a job with a commercial pilot license without at least 1,200 hours. This is the regulation for the FAA part 135 air carriers. These are the small air carriers that fly smaller general aviation airplanes.

The best way to get this time is to get the flight instructor rating and then teach for a local flight school until you can get a job with an air carrier.

In order to get the flight instructor Rating, you will need to have your commercial pilot license. Then you can only teach in airplanes you are rated for with your commercial pilot license.

Different Flight Instructor Ratings. There are three flight instructor ratings you can get .

Flight instructor Airplane: The First flight instructor rating will allow you to teach private pilots and commercial Pilots

Instrument Flight Instructor Rating: The instrument Flight Instructor Rating will allow you to teach instruments in the aircraft that are on your flight instructor certificate.

Multi Engine Flight Instructor Rating. The Multi Engine Flight Instructor Rating will allow you to teach students in multi engine airplanes.