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Authorizing CFIs for a club
I'm looking for issues involved with a private flying club allowing CFIs
to instruct in its planes. If the club just contracts with an FBO to provide instruction, than I suppose this is a moot point, as the FBO takes responsibility. But what if a club member CFI wants to provide instruction? What procedure should the club use to approve a person to provide primary instruction in its planes? Just saying "show me your current as a CFI and that you have insurance" doesn't seem like enough. The FAA has supposedly already authorized the CFI to instruct, but just being a CFI doesn't make one a good, or even safe, instructor. What is the liability of the clubs' board when they allow a CFI to provide primary instruction in its planes? Please let me know what has worked for you in cases like this. Thank you! |
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At our club, a prospective CFI must meet with the club Flight Safety Board
and pass their review. Then the FSB can recommend, or not, the CFI to the board of directors for approval of instructor status. If the board of directors votes in the affirmative, the CFI must then be checked out by one of the club instructors and given a final approval. Our club rules prohibit instruction in our aircraft by any CFI that has not gone through this process and is a club member. The only exception is for check rides given by designated examiners. I'm looking for issues involved with a private flying club allowing CFIs to instruct in its planes. If the club just contracts with an FBO to provide instruction, than I suppose this is a moot point, as the FBO takes responsibility. But what if a club member CFI wants to provide instruction? What procedure should the club use to approve a person to provide primary instruction in its planes? Just saying "show me your current as a CFI and that you have insurance" doesn't seem like enough. The FAA has supposedly already authorized the CFI to instruct, but just being a CFI doesn't make one a good, or even safe, instructor. What is the liability of the clubs' board when they allow a CFI to provide primary instruction in its planes? Please let me know what has worked for you in cases like this. Thank you! |
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Usually the insurance co's set this up. Usually they simply require a
once-around-the-pattern flight with the chief instructor. I've had FBOs fly with me less than 15 minutes before accepting me as a CFI, others don't even require a flight. Most FBOs also put some sort of public posting up letting students know that the CFIs are not employees of the FBO, but are contractors. Some FBOs help ensure this works by requiring the student to pay the CFI separate. The student should also pick the CFI from the list. The FBO may receive some liability if they assign students to CFIs. Of course, all the normal employee vs contractor items must be followed. This can be pretty grey and is different for each industry. For CFIs this usually means that the CFI is not required to work a shift of set hours, but rather is told what flights he is schedule for that day. The CFI can do anything he wants to (including leave) between flights. If you require he also do office work, etc, you can probably get in trouble. Remember, if the student pays the FBO and you then issue the CFI a weekly check, you must provide a 1040 tax form (contractor version of W-2). -Robert DanH wrote in message ... I'm looking for issues involved with a private flying club allowing CFIs to instruct in its planes. If the club just contracts with an FBO to provide instruction, than I suppose this is a moot point, as the FBO takes responsibility. But what if a club member CFI wants to provide instruction? What procedure should the club use to approve a person to provide primary instruction in its planes? Just saying "show me your current as a CFI and that you have insurance" doesn't seem like enough. The FAA has supposedly already authorized the CFI to instruct, but just being a CFI doesn't make one a good, or even safe, instructor. What is the liability of the clubs' board when they allow a CFI to provide primary instruction in its planes? Please let me know what has worked for you in cases like this. Thank you! |
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