Certified Flight Instructor-Instrument (CFII)

What Training Looks Like

CFII training focuses on how to teach the instrument environment, not just how to fly in it. Here’s the path from CFI to instrument instructor.

INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTION THEORY

Learn to teach IFR concepts from the ground up, developing a student’s instrument scan, introducing approach procedures progressively, and building confidence before moving to actual IMC.

APPROACH BRIEFINGS & PLATE READING

Teach students to read and brief approach plates accurately under workload. You’ll develop a systematic briefing method and the communication skills to pass it on clearly under pressure.

ATD & SIMULATOR INSTRUCTION

Approved Training Devices are a powerful and cost-effective teaching tool. You’ll learn to set up realistic scenarios, debrief effectively, and credit sim time appropriately toward student requirements.

WEATHER & RISK MANAGEMENT

Teaching go/no-go decision making is one of the hardest parts of instrument instruction. You’ll learn to frame weather risk in ways that students can understand, internalize, and apply independently.

IFR EMERGENCY INSTRUCTION

Lost comm, vacuum failure, unexpected icing: you’ll learn to safely set up and debrief emergency scenarios that prepare students for the unexpected without putting either pilot at risk

CHECKRIDE PREP & PRACTICAL TEST

The CFII practical test evaluates your ability to teach instrument procedures. The examiner acts as your student, and your instructor will run you through mock checkride scenarios before the real thing.