FAA Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI)Planning Instructional Activity and Instructor ResponsibilitiesHard
A CFI is asked to endorse a private pilot applicant for a practical test but realizes the instructor has not personally provided the applicant any flight training within the preceding 2 calendar months. According to 14 CFR 61.195, what must the instructor do?
- AWait exactly 60 days and then endorse automatically without further review
- BProvide additional training and conduct a review of the applicant's competency before endorsing
- CHave a different flight school administrator sign the endorsement instead
- DEndorse the applicant anyway since total training hours meet the requirement
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. Provide additional training and conduct a review of the applicant's competency before endorsing
Under 14 CFR 61.195(b), a flight instructor may not recommend an applicant for a practical test unless the instructor has personally given the applicant flight training within the preceding 2 calendar months. Since that requirement is not met, the instructor must provide additional training and review before signing the endorsement.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. There is no automatic endorsement after a waiting period; retraining/review is required.
- C. The regulation requires the endorsing instructor to have provided the recent training, not just any signer.
- D. Total hours don't satisfy the recency-of-training requirement in 61.195(b).
61.195(b) Recency of Training
A CFI may not recommend an applicant for a practical test unless the instructor has given that applicant flight training within the preceding 2 calendar months.
- Applies to practical test endorsements
- 2 calendar month recency window
- Instructor must retrain/review if lapsed
Memory trick: 2 months or retrain — the clock resets before you sign