— Teach IFR. The CFI's most respected add-on.

Instrument CFI.
Teach the system.

The CFII (Instrument Flight Instructor) is the add-on that lets you teach instrument students — the most universally respected add-on a working CFI can earn.

Instrument Flight Instructor training
— Program Overview

What it is. What you get.

If the CFI initial is the hardest checkride in the FAA system, the CFII practical is the most technically demanding. The flight portion is conducted entirely under simulated or actual instrument conditions, from the right seat.

What you walk away with is the highest-value instructor credential below MEI. Instrument students are typically experienced Private Pilots paying premium rates for instruction; CFIIs are in high demand.

Adventure Air's CFII program is built around our Flight Design CTLS fleet, which is fully IFR and TAA equipped.

— Curriculum

Six modules.
One certificate.

01

Instrument Teaching Theory

FOI principles applied specifically to instrument instruction.

02

Right-Seat Approach Procedures

Every approach type flown and taught from the right seat.

03

Holding & Course Tracking

Holding pattern teaching technique, course intercepts.

04

CFII Knowledge Test

Instrument Flight Instructor written.

05

Practice Teaching

Teach approach procedures, holds, and IFR cross-country flights to senior CFIIs.

06

CFII Add-On Checkride

Oral + flight test under simulated instrument conditions from the right seat.

— What's Included

One program. Everything in it.

Adventure Air's pricing covers the full training program — flight time, ground instruction, knowledge-test prep, and checkride coordination — without surprise upcharges or hidden membership fees.

  • CFII knowledge test preparation
  • Right-seat instrument procedure training in TAA-equipped CTLS
  • Practice teaching with senior CFIIs
  • IFR lesson plan and endorsement development
  • DPE coordination for CFII add-on checkride
  • Pathway to instructing instrument students at Adventure Air
— Requirements

What you need to qualify.

i
Hold a current CFI (Airplane Single-Engine Land) certificate
ii
Hold a current Instrument Rating on your pilot certificate
iii
Hold a current FAA medical certificate (third-class minimum)
iv
Pass the FAA Instrument Flight Instructor knowledge test
v
Pass the CFII practical test

The add-on that matters most.

If you're already a CFI looking at the CFII, talk to us.