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CFI-Initial — Single-Engine Airplane

The complete ground school for your initial flight instructor checkride. Every Area of Operation in the FAA CFI ACS, taught across the three pillars — Knowledge, Risk Management, and Skill.

13
Areas of Operation
69
Lessons
26
Hours of ground
$249one-time · lifetime access
All 13 Areas of Operation
69 ACS-mapped lessons
AI tutor (fair-use)
Readiness dashboard
Lifetime access

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Knowledge

What the examiner expects you to know cold — regs, systems, aerodynamics.

Risk Management

Identify, assess, and mitigate. The ADM thread the DPE pulls on all day.

Skill

Demonstrate and teach to ACS tolerances from the right seat.

Course outline

Knowledge — recall the standard
Risk Management — identify & mitigate hazards
Skill — demonstrate to ACS tolerances
CFI-mentor AI tutor
Grounded in the ACS — drills you on the standard
On a short cross-country, when do I need supplemental oxygen for the flight crew?
Per FAR 91.211, the required crew must use oxygen for any portion above 14,000 FT MSL, and after 30 minutes above 12,500 FT MSL. Here's how the ACS frames it — verify against your CFI.
Checkride Academy's AI tutor is a study aid, not an FAA-authorized source. Always verify against the current ACS, FAR/AIM, and your CFI.