FAA Instrument Flight Instructor (FII)Instrument RegulationsMedium
A CFII has already given 7 hours of flight instruction today. A client calls requesting an additional 2-hour instrument lesson before midnight. According to 14 CFR 61.195(b), may the CFII conduct this lesson?
- ANo, the limit for CFIIs is 6 hours per 24-hour period
- BYes, there is no limit on flight instruction hours for a CFII
- CYes, as long as the additional lesson is ground instruction only
- DNo, the lesson would exceed the 8-hour limit on flight instruction within any 24-hour period
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: D. No, the lesson would exceed the 8-hour limit on flight instruction within any 24-hour period
14 CFR 61.195(b) prohibits a flight instructor from conducting more than 8 hours of flight training in any 24-consecutive-hour period. Adding 2 hours to the 7 already given would total 9 hours, exceeding the limit.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. The regulatory limit is 8 hours, not 6.
- B. There is a defined 8-hour limit under 61.195(b).
- C. Option C avoids exceeding flight instruction hours since ground instruction is not restricted, but the question specifies a flight lesson.
Flight Instructor Duty Limit (61.195(b))
A flight instructor may not conduct more than 8 hours of flight training in any 24-consecutive-hour period, intended to reduce instructor fatigue.
- Limit applies to flight training, not ground instruction
- 24-hour period is a rolling window, not a calendar day
- Applies to all flight instructors including CFIIs
Memory trick: 'Eight is great, nine is a crime' for instructor flight hours.