An applicant for FI (A) shall be at least 18 years of age, hold a valid Class 1 medical certificate and shall:
- hold at least a CPL(A); or
- hold at least a PPL(A) and have:
- met the requirements for CPL theoretical knowledge, except for an FI(A) providing training for the LAPL(A) only; and
- completed at least 200 hours of flight time on aeroplanes or TMGs, of which 150 hours as PIC;
- have completed at least 30 hours on single-engine piston powered aeroplanes of which at least 5 hours shall have been completed during the 6 months preceding the pre-entry flight test set out in FCL.930.FI(a);
- have completed a VFR cross-country flight as PIC, including a flight of at least 540 km (300 NM) in the course of which full stop landings at 2 different aerodromes shall be made;
- have received at least 10 hours of instrument flight instruction on the appropriate aircraft category, of which not more than 5 hours may be instrument ground time in an FSTD;
- have completed 20 hours of VFR cross-country flight on the appropriate aircraft category as PIC and
- hold at least the licence and, where relevant, the rating for which flight instruction is to be given;
Except in the case of the flight test instructor, have:
- completed at least 15 hours of flight as a pilot on the class or type of aircraft on which flight instruction is to be given, of which a maximum of 7 hours may be in an FSTD representing the class or type of aircraft, if applicable; or
- passed an assessment of competence for the relevant category of instructor on that class or type of aircraft;
- be entitled to act as PIC on the aircraft during such flight instruction.
