King Schools Modifies Refresher Course

Pia Bergqvist

Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 08:07 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

King Schools has updated its Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC) to include elective sections, allowing CFIs to customize their learning based on areas of interest or weakness.
CFIs must complete two out of five new elective topics, which are designed to be relevant, engaging, and provoke thoughtful instruction.
The course, accessible via computer or tablet and estimated at 16 hours, requires pre-lesson quizzes, material study, and a 70% pass on end-of-lesson tests, serving both airplane and helicopter CFIs for biennial renewal.
An included lesson, "Things You Need to Know About TSA," can also function as a standalone course to fulfill the annual TSA requirement in non-FIRC years.

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King Schools has made some modifications to its Flight Instructor Refresher Course to allow CFIs to focus on areas of weakness or greater interest. Rather than having a list of set course components that must be completed, the course now includes elective sections. “CFIs new to the King FIRC can customize their course for what interests them, and returning CFIs can learn something new each time they come back for their refresher,” said Martha King.

Elective lessons include five topics: Teaching Icing Survival, Preparing Your Applicant for the Practical Test, How the ACS Will Improve Flight Instruction, Teaching Smart Tablet Use in the Cockpit, and Using Flight Simulation to Help Pilots Learn. In order to finish the FIRC course, two of these electives must be completed.