Giving instruction with no medical???

[Avi8er10]

OK Ladies and Gentlemen,


To my understanding, to give flight instruction you DO NOT need to have a medical certificate as long as you are giving instruction to someone who can act as PIC. For example, a Private Pilot who is working towards their commercial license. In that case since the student can legally act as pilot in command you do not need to have a current medical to give this person instruction. Am I correct?

I have my CFI oral/checkride in about a week, and the FOI written tomorrow morning. So, it's crunch time!

Thanks

[mtsu_av8er]

For the most part....yes!

Now, if the student has never flown a complex AC, and you're doing commercial training in an RG...well, then, (s)he can't act as the PIC.

But, yes...you're right!

[MidlifeFlyer]

That's usually the way it's phrased, but it's not technically correct.

A CFI does not require a medical certificate if the CFI does not need to act as PIC or as a required crewmember..

In your commercial instruction scenario, there are a couple of common situations in which the CFI =will= need a medical.

One is the complex scenario that mtsu mentioned. If the commercial applicant did not already have is complex endorsement, the CFI would need to act as PIC and have a medical

Another is the night cross country. A lot of pilots don't do much night flying. If the applicant was not night current to carry passengers the CFI would need to act as PIC and have a medical.

A third is the hood work that is required for a commercial applicant who doe snot already have an instrument rating. In order for the commercial applicant to go under the hood, the CFI would need to act as safety pilot and have a medical even if the CFI was =not= acting as PIC.

Good luck on that checkride!

[Foxcow]

Don't sweat the FOI, read through the book once, and you are fine.