Flight Instructor Refresher FIRC

CFIG - Renew Your Glider Flight Instructor Certificate

The Soaring Safety Foundation provides US glider flight instructors the ability to renew their FAA flight instructor certificate in a class tailored to the need of Flight Instructors, 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.

The SSF 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 for 2022, the FAA requires that each FIRC provider administer a closed book state test at the end of each day. The SSF FIRC has historically handed out paper tests to comply with this rule. Starting in 2022, the SSF will move to an on-line test using a laptop or tablet based web browser. Attendees should bring a device with them to take this daily test.

Register for a FIRC on-line and pay the $150 fee by credit card, sending a check to the SSA office in Hobbs, 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 FIRC schedule for 2021/2022 is:

Updated 3/3/2022