Flight Instructor Refresher FIRC

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 class tailored to the need of glider pilots and students. One FIRC is held in concurrent 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.

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.

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 schedule for 2015 is:

Location: Houston, TX

Date: January 10-11, 2015

Status: Firm

On-Line Registration Form

Local Contact: Jamie Shore [jamieshore7 at gmail.com]

Location: Greater Houston Soaring Association Clubhouse

Visit the Houston FIRC web page for more information, including maps and lodging information.

Location: Chicago, IL

Date: Janurary 24-25, 2015

Status: Firm

On-Line Registration Form

Local Contact: Ron Ridenour [ronsnimbus3 at aol.com]

Location: Schaumburg Airport

905 W. Irving Park Rd

Schaumburg, IL 60193

847-923-3859

Hotel information coming soon.

Location: Anchorage, AK

Date: February 7-8, 2015

Status: Firm

On-Line Registration Form

Local Contact: Peter Brown [pdb at gci.net]

Location: U.S. Department of the Interior

National Business Center Aviation Management

4405 Lear Ct

Anchorage, AK

Location: Elmira, NY

Date: February 21-22, 2015

Status: Firm

On-Line Registration Form

Local Contact: Justin McMaster [mcmasterjk at gmail.com]

Location: National Soaring Museum

Community Room

51 Soaring Hill Dr

Elmira, NY 14903

Location: Caesar Creek Soaring Club

Date: March 7-8, 2015

Status: Firm

On-Line Registration Form

Local Contact: Tom McDonald [tjmcdonald at fuse.net]

Location: Ceasar Creek Soaring Club - Clubhouse

Location: Tidewater Soaring

Date: March 21-22, 2015

Status: Firm

On-Line Registration Form

Local Contact: Joe DeWitt (Joe_dewitt at msn.com)

Location: Tidewater Soaring Club House

Garner Airport

Windsor, VA

757-788-8441

Space is limited

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.

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.

Updated 1/15/2015