The purpose of this document is to provide the details for the services and terms included with the CFI Accelerated Course at Steins Aircraft Services, LLC.
What’s included in the CFI Course?:
Ø 30 Hours of ground training
Ø 10 hours of aircraft rental
Ø 10 hours of flight instruction
Ø 2 hours of aircraft rental for check ride (excludes relocation flights to/from check ride location)
Pre-requisite Training Requirements:
Ø Hold Commercial Pilot Certificate
Ø 250 Hours of Flight Time Logged or hold a valide Commercial Pilot Certificate
Ø Valid 3rd Class Medical Certificate
Ø Complete Spin Endorsement
Ø Complete Flight Instructor Airplane Written Test (FIA)
Ø Complete Fundamentals of Instruction Written Test (FOI)
Miscellaneous Items:
o Valid US Citizenship Identification (Passport or Birth Certificate)
o Course fee balance paid in full at Day 1 of class
Terms and conditions of training:
Scheduling - Its our goal to get your checkride complete within your 10-day time period with us. You get priority on all things controllable including aircraft and instructors.
o You: We make every effort to ensure that you are prioritized from an aircraft, instructor, facility, and DPE prospective. It’s our expectation that you’re available at least 8 hours per day throughout the accelerated course. Additionally, you are expected to complete all necessary assigned homework, lesson plans, videos, tasks, etc.
o Weather: In the event that weather disrupts our training schedule or the check ride there is a mutual expectation on working collaboratively to complete the missed flights/check ride.
o Maintenance: If the plane is down for maintenance, we reserve the right to provide an alternate aircraft for your training and/or postpone or reschedule the lesson(s).
o Designated Pilot Examiner: We use several DPEs in our area regularly. Most of the DPEs are either retired or active pilots. Although we get prefered scheduling with most of them, occasionaly we have had to have pilots return for thier mock-checkride, then do their checkride the next day or so. Additionally most CFI initial DPEs do not schedule checkrides ahead of time as they want to see you signed off in IACRA prior to scheduling as they are limited to one checkride per day for CFI initials.
Miscellaneous
o Overages and Refunds: In the event additional aircraft rental, flight training, or ground training is required the standard hourly rates apply. Ground and flight instruction are billed seperately and are to to be combined or offset one another. If you are unable to complete the training for any reason your training fees and deposit are non-refundable. The $500 deposit is refunded to you at the end of your training minus any overages if applicable.
o The Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) is an independent operator and is not affiliated with the flight school. You must pay them directly in cash (or as specified). This fee is NOT included with the CFI Accelerated Course. We are not responsible for any obligations between you and the DPE.
o Billing and payments maybe done through Adventure Aviation, LLC or Steins Aircraft Services depending on aircraft used. Your remaining course balance shall be paid on or before your start date and needs to be paid in check or cash. Additional fees may apply for credit card payments.
o Cancelation: Your deposit and course fee is non-refundable. We have significantly high demand and put in allot of effort to reserve the aircraft, instructors, and DPEs. Please be fully commited to completing your CFI prior to signing up with us.