NAFI Master Instructor Eligibility Requirements

Candidates for the NAFI Master Flight Instructor (MFI) accreditation must meet the following minimum eligibility requirements.  A candidate must:

• Have a minimum of 1,000 hours of instruction given. For the NAFI Master Flight Instructor (MFI) accreditation, this time must be flight instruction;

• Have held, for a minimum of 24-calendar months, a valid FAA/ICAO member-state issued flight-instructor certificate, if applying for a MFI accreditation.

• Be a NAFI member in good standing, and maintain NAFI membership throughout the term of accreditation;

• Be of good moral character, according to FAR 61.153(c);

• Abide by NAFI’s Code of Ethics;

• Have demonstrated involvement and leadership in the local aviation community; and

• Meet and document the required activity requirements as listed within the application package for the four NAFI Master Instructor Categories (Instructor, Educator, Service to the Aviation Community, and Professional Activity).

NAFI Associate Master Flight
Instructor Eligibility Requirements

Candidates for the NAFI Associate Master Flight Instructor (Associate MFI) accreditation must meet the following minimum eligibility requirements. A candidate must:

• Have a minimum of 500 hours of instruction given. For the NAFI Associate MFI accreditation, this time must be flight instruction;

• Be a NAFI member in good standing, and maintain NAFI membership throughout the term of accreditation;

• Be of good moral character, according to FAR 61.153(c);

• Abide by NAFI’s Code of Ethics;

• Have demonstrated involvement and leadership in the local aviation community;

• Meet and document the required activity requirements as listed within the application package for the four NAFI Associate Master Instructor Categories (Instructor, Educator, Service to the Aviation Community, and Professional Activity).