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Ground instructor before CFI or CFII

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Could someone tell the instructor test that I could take to become a ground instructor before completing my CFI/CFII? 

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  1. KDS on Jan 30, 2019

    FOI – Fundamentals of Instruction

    BGI – Basic Ground Instructor
    AGI – Instrument Ground Instructor
    IGI – Instrument Ground Instructor

    Taking FOI, AGI, an IGI will yield a ground instructor certificate ADVANCED and INSTRUMENT.

    Given the high cost of taking a knowledge test (written test) today, there is no practical reason I can think of for ever taking the BGI test.

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  2. awair on Apr 18, 2020

    And if you’re thinking of multiple Knowledge Tests, an AOPA membership will save you 10%.

    It seemed like it wasn’t worth it when I took the first couple of tests – I ended up taking 9 in a year (no resits). It was only after, that I realised how much it had all cost.

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