Division BFCL.345 FI(B) – Assessment of competenceF1F2

Applicants for the issue of an FI(B) certificate shall pass an assessment of competence on a balloon to demonstrate to an examiner qualified in accordance with point BFCL.415(c) the ability to instruct a student pilot to the level required for the issue of a BPL.

The assessment shall include:

1. (1)

   the demonstration of the competencies described in point BFCL.325 during pre-flight, post-flight and theoretical knowledge instruction;

2. (2)

   oral theoretical examinations on the ground, pre-flight and post-flight briefings, and in-flight demonstrations in the appropriate balloon class;

3. (3)

   exercises adequate to evaluate the instructor’s competencies.