# The Air Navigation Order 2016, Paragraph: Flight instructor certificate (aeroplane)


A flight instructor certificate (aeroplane) entitles the holder of the licence to give instruction in flying aircraft of such types and classes as may be specified in the certificate for that purpose subject to the restrictions specified below.
Restrictions – restricted period
(1) Until the holder of a flight instructor certificate (aeroplane) has completed at least 100 hours flight instruction and, in addition, has supervised at least 25 solo flights by students, the privileges of the certificate are restricted.
(2) The restrictions will be removed from the certificate when the requirements specified in paragraph (1) have been met ... .
Restrictions – restricted privileges
(1) The privileges are restricted to carrying out under the supervision of the holder of a flight instructor certificate (aeroplane) approved for this purpose—
(a) flight instruction for—
(i) the issue of a National Private Pilot's Licence (Aeroplanes) and a United Kingdom Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplanes); and
(ii) class and type ratings for single-engine aeroplanes,
other than for the approval of first solo flights by day or by night and first solo cross country flights by day or by night; and
(b) night flying instruction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/schedule/8/part/2/chapter/1/crossheading/instructor-certificates/paragraph/wrapper61n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-order-2016/schedule-8/part-2/chapter-1/crossheading-instructor-certificates/paragraph-wrapper61n1
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