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Light sport instructor certificate

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If I have 300+ total hours, also have an AGI and would like to be a light sport instructor, what written tests must I take and pass and what practical test would there be? 

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  1. Kris Kortokrax on Jul 18, 2014

    According to 61.405, you need to pass a knowledge test appropriate to category/class knowledge. You would not need the FOI, as you have the AGI.

    You need to pass a practical test. See the PTS for the description of the test.

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