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Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI)
Teach others to fly while building hours toward the airlines
Certificated Flight Instructor
Earn while you learn
Earn your CFI and CFI-I (instrument instructor) credentials, qualifying you to teach others to fly. As a flight instructor at PFA, you will earn income while rapidly building flight hours toward the 1,500 flight hours required for airline hiring -- the most efficient path from commercial certificate to the airlines.
As a CFI at Pacific Flight Academy, you'll have a guaranteed instructor position — earning income while rapidly accumulating the 1,500 flight hours required for airline hiring. This is the most efficient path from commercial certificate to the airlines.
Teaching reinforces your own skills and builds the leadership, communication, and decision-making abilities that airlines value. Many of our instructors transition directly into the Horizon Air Pilot Development Program.
Key Highlights
Guaranteed Instructor Position
CFI graduates have a guaranteed teaching position at Pacific Flight Academy
Earn While You Build Hours
Earn income as a flight instructor while rapidly accumulating the 1,500 hours required for airlines
Horizon Air Pipeline
Many PFA instructors transition directly into the Horizon Air Pilot Development Program
Leadership Development
Teaching builds the communication, decision-making, and leadership abilities airlines value
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Questions about CFI training? We'd love to hear from you.
Your Path to CFI
01
FOI Ground
Study the Fundamentals of Instruction — learning theory, teaching methods, student evaluation, and lesson planning.
02
Flight Teaching
Learn to demonstrate and explain maneuvers from the right seat, developing your instructional technique.
03
Spin Training
Complete spin awareness and recovery training required for the CFI certificate.
04
CFI Checkride
Pass your CFI practical exam and begin teaching at Pacific Flight Academy, earning income while building hours.
05
CFI-I Add-on
Earn your instrument instructor rating to teach instrument students and accelerate your hour building.
Ready to Become a Flight Instructor?
Have questions about CFI training? Reach out and we'll help you take the next step.