Instrument Landing System (ILS) is one of the most common approaches used at airports today
By removing the 'No Applied Instrument' instruction restriction from your FI rating you will be able to teach ILS approaches		Become a more marketable FI by gaining an IRI rating

General

The addition of the Instrument Rating Instructor (IRI) to the FI rating allows the holder to instruct for the UK IMC rating and the IR on single pilot SE aeroplanes. To be able to teach on single pilot ME aeroplanes the FI must also hold ME instructional privileges, see FI (CRI) ME

An FI wishing to remove the 'No Applied Instrument' instruction restriction shall complete this course and pass the Instructor Skill Test. An FI (R) shall complete the IRI course instead, see IRI

Pre-Course Entry Requirements

Pilots wishing to give instruction for the issue of the IR or IMC Rating will be required to have:

(a) hold a valid IR or IMC rating or hold a UK CPL / ATPL

AND

(b) completed at least 200 hours flight time under IFR and may include a maximum of 50 hours in a simulator

OR

(c) completed at least 50 hours (10 hours for IMC rating instruction) by sole reference to instruments

AND

(d) hold a current unrestricted FI Rating (not an FI (R))

(e) completed an approved course of training and pass a skill test

Whilst these requirements are to be met prior to the application for a FI IRI rating it is assumed that the candidate will possess the requirements above except (e) before commencing the course.

Ground Training

10 hours of ground instruction on subjects associated with instrument flying and radio navigation.

During the course the student instructor will practise giving ground lectures covering the above subjects to the FIC instructor giving the course.

The training shall be integrated with the flight training so that the maximum benefit is gained from time spent in the air.

Flight Training

5 hours flight instruction in an aeroplane or flight simulator.

Instructor Skill Test

On satisfactory completion of the flight and ground training the candidate must pass an Instructor Skill Test with an FIE. The contents of the Skill Test include:

(a) Theoretical Knowledge Oral including a 45 minute lecture (Subjects chosen from the IR / UK IMC rating syllabus)

(b) Pre-Flight Briefing (Exercise from IR / UK IMC rating syllabus)

(c) The Flight (To include pre-briefed exercise from IR / UK IMC rating syllabus plus other exercises or parts thereof)

(d) Post Flight De-briefing (Students performance)

(e) Result and candidate de-brief

References

The Air Pilots Manual by Trevor Thom (Volume 5 only)

Instructional Techniques For The Flight Instructor by John Halstead and Alan Newton (click here for details)

LASORS

AOPA IMC Syllabus

CAP 413 Radiotelephony Manual

VOR, ADR and RMI by Martin Cass

Ground Studies For Pilots by R B Underdown (Volume 1 only)

PPL Course Volume 3 by Jeremy M Pratt

Privileges

To instruct licence holders for the issue of a IR or IMC rating (See also FI (IRI) Wishing to Conduct Training for ME IR).

Validity

Valid for 3 years (runs concurrently with the FI rating).

Revalidation (the rating has not lapsed)

Complete 2 of the following requirements:

(a) completed 100 hours of flight instruction during period of validity including at least 30 hours within the 12 months preceding expiry, 10 hours of this 30 hours shall be instruction for an IR if privileges to instruct for IR are to be revalidated (see note 1)

(b) attend an instructor refresher seminar approved by CAA within the 3 year rating validity period

(c) pass an instructor proficiency check within 12 months preceding rating expiry (see note 2)

An instructor proficiency check must be included as one of the requirements at every alternate revalidation.

Notes:

1. The 10 hours instrument instruction is not required if you teach only for the UK IMC rating.

2. There is no requirement to complete separate revalidation proficiency checks. The privileges of the IRI will be examined on a single FI proficiency check.

Renewal (the rating has lapsed)

Complete both the following requirements within 12 months preceding rating renewal:

(a) attend an instructor refresher seminar approved by CAA

(b) pass an instructor skill test

FI IRI Wishing to Conduct Training for ME IR

FI IRIs who wish to conduct training for the ME IR are also required to have met the qualifications for an FI (CRI) ME in accordance with JAR-FCL 1. Both the FI IRI and FI (CRI) ME courses may be combined. The flight training for each course remains unchanged but the ground training changes to a minmum of 15 hours.