2012 Flight Instructor Refresher Course
CFIG - Renew Your Glider Flight Instructor Certificate
- The SSF provides US glider flight instructors the ability to renew their FAA flight instructor certificate in
a FAA Approved class tailored to the need of glider pilots and students.
One FIRC is held in conjunction with the bi-annual
SSA soaring convention. This FIRC is held the Tuesday and Wednesday preceeding the convention at the convention
site. Other FIRCs are held, upon request, around the country.
Contact Richard Carlson [rcarlson501 at comcast.net] for more details.
There is a $150 per person fee to attend a FIRC.
New in 2012, the SSF now has an FAA approved ACR (Airman Certification Representative) on staff. This means that
the CFI can complete the renewal paperwork at the end of the FIRC. The SSF ACR will issue a new temporary CFI
certificate and file the paperwork with the FAA. This means that FIRC attendees no longer need to schedule
a visit with their local FSDO to complete the renewal process.
All FIRCs are coordinated by a local contact. In Dec 2007 Pat Wager put together a pair of documents to help
the local coordinator with this task. The FIRC checklist contains a detailed list of
tasks that the local coordinator will perform prior to the FIRC date. The sample invitation
letter gives you some guidance of what to tell FIRC attendees.
The local contact information for each FIRC will be updated as it becomes available. Unless otherwise noted all
FIRCs will have the same time scheulde. Class will start at 8:00 am both on Saturday on Sunday. Presentations can
be viewed/downloaded from the Sample Scheulde page.
SSF FIRC's are open to any Flight Instructor wishing to renew their FI certificate. As of 2008, the SSF
FIRC can renew any FI certificate (glider, airplane, rotorcraft, ...). If your tow-pilots are airplane flight
instructors they can how renew by attending the SSF FIRC. The SSF FIRCs are also open to any glider pilot who
is interesed in learning more about the art of Soaring. You do not need to be a flight instructor to attend
an SSF FIRC.
New - December 19, 2011 - New Register for a FIRC on-line and pay by credit card, sending a check
to the local contact, or pay at the door. Follow the On-line Registration link to the registration form.
Selecting Pay by Credit Card and you will be taken to the SSA Store to complete the payment process.
The current schedule for 2012 is:
- Location: Etowah, TN
- Date: November 5-6, 2011
- Status: Firm
- Local Contact: Hartley Falbaum (hfalbaum at comcast.net)
- Location: Etowah, TN
- Red Roof Inn
- 600 N. Tennessee Ave, US Hwy 441
- Etowah, TN 37331
- Phone: (800) 733-7663
- Location: Des Moines, IA
- Date: December 3-4, 2011
- Status: Firm
- Local Contact: Darrel Mullins (darrelmullins at me.com)
- Location: Des Moines, IA
- Country Inn & Suites
- 2510 SE Tones Drive
- Ankeny, IA 50021
- Phone: (515) 965-2646
- Location: Washington DC Metro area
- Date: January 21-22, 2012
- Status: Firm
- On-line Registration Form
- Local Contact: Jim Garrison (jcg8w at virginia.edu)
- Location: Gainesville, VA
- Heritage Hunt Club
- 6901 Arthur Hills Dr
- Gainesville, VA 20155
- Hotel Information: Hampton Inn, Gainesville-Haymarket
- 7300 Atlas Walk Way
- Gainesville, VA 20155
- Phone: (703) 753-1500
- Location: SSA Convention (Reno, NV)
- Date: January 31 - February 1, 2012
- On-line Registration Form
- Status: Firm
- Registration: SSA office in Hobbs, NM (575) 392-1177
- Location: Ann Arbor, MI
- Date: February 11-12, 2012
- On-line Registration Form
- Status: Firm
- Registration: John Harte (gearthj at gmail.com)
- Secondary: Jim Vincze (jimjanarbor at comcast.net)
- Location: Ann Arbor Municipal Airport Terminal building
- KARB airport terminal building - lower level
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Date: February 18-19, 2012
- Status: Firm
- On-line Registration Form
- Registration: Mark Nyberg (mark at fishernyberg.com)
- Location: Holiday Inn Express and Suites
- 19621 International Blvd.
- SeaTac, WA 98188
- 206-592-8542
- Location: Concord, NH
- Date: March 10-11, 2012
- Status: Firm
- Registration: On-line Registration Form
- Local Contact: Barry Borella (btbor@aol.com)
- Location: Holiday Inn Concord
- 172 N. Main St
- Concord, NH 03301
- 603-224-9534
- Room block reserved until 02/17/12 ask for "The Soaring Safety Foundataion" reservation rate.
- Note: As of 2/14/12 the Hotel has extended the $85 discount rate until the 3/10/12 meeting
- date, space permitting. Also anyone who flys into CON should contact the local FBO, they
- are offering a $78 rate for fly-ins.
- Location: Boulder, CO
- Date: March 24-25, 2012
- Status: Firm
- Registration: On-line Registration Form
- Local Contact: Gary Reuter (Gary at Reuter-US.com)
- Location: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) - Boulder CO
- meeting in the main Seminar room
- 1850 Table Mesa Dr
- Boulder, CO
- phone: (303) 497-1000
- numerous hotels within 2-3 miles
- Location: Long Beach, CA
- Date: April 28-29, 2012
- Status: Firm
- Registration: On-line Registration Form
- Local Contact: Cindy Brickner (cindyb at caracole-soaring.com)
- Location: AirFlite Inc - Long Beach Airport, Long Beach CA
- 3rd floor class room
- 3250 Airflite Way
- Long Beach, CA 90807
- Phone: (800) 241-3548, (562) 490-6200
- Hotel Info: numerous hotels nearby
Updated 02/26/2012