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Instructor Ratings

CFI · CFII · MEI

Turn your certificate into a career. Instructor ratings let you get paid to teach, build hours toward the ATP, and open a real path into airline flying. Most career-track students earn all three (CFI, CFII, MEI).

What this certificate lets you do

  • Instruct primary students (CFI) and instrument students (CFII)
  • Instruct in twins (MEI)
  • Build hours quickly toward the ATP
  • Most direct path into a regional airline first-officer seat
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What's Next

Finish at ATP

Airline Transport Pilot

The highest FAA pilot certificate. What every regional and major airline requires. You need 1,500 hours (or 1,250 Part 141, or 1,000 with a four-year aviation d…

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Considering an aviation career?

Skip the piecemeal path.
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Every rating you'd take one at a time, packaged into one structured 12–18 month program.

Private → Instrument → Commercial → Multi-Engine → CFI/CFII/MEI. Financing available.

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