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Flight instructor (FI)

EASA defines “Flight instructor (FI)” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

‘Flight instructor (FI)’ means an instructor with the privileges to provide training in an aircraft in accordance with Subpart J of Annex I (Part-FCL) to this Regulation, Subpart FI of Annex III (PartBFCL) to Regulation (EU) 2018/395, or Subpart FI of Annex III (Part-SFCL) to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976;

Article 2 · Aircrew · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Easy Access Rules, 25 Nov 2025 revision · Read Article 2