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Refer to 14 CF4 61.197 to find several of the renewal methods. In addition to these, the FAASTeam lays out instructions in the WINGS User Guide to complete the CFI renewal required every twenty-four months.

But first, how do you actually validate activities, anyway? The first step to validate a student’s activities is, of course, to have a WINGS profile yourself. If you haven’t done so yet, go the WINGS page and follow the instructions to participate in the WINGS program. If you are an instructor, you can utilize the “Instructor Portal.” Here, you can validate WINGS credit for others. You can validate WINGS credit for others based on two scenarios: 1. You completed the training as their instructor, or 2. They presented proof of activity completion to you. The first scenario is self-explanatory. Let me provide an example for the second scenario. I have attended Part 142 training where the personnel at the center is not familiar with the WINGS program, yet there is an associated activity in the activity database. In this case, when I return from training, I present a CFI colleague with my training record showing I’ve completed the training and hence, the associated WINGS activity. He or she can validate the WINGS activity based on this proof of completion.

Back to the CFI renewal. To meet the requirement of CFI renewal through the WINGS program, you must perform the training. To be eligible, you must validate a total of fifteen (15) activities for at least five (5) different students. Here is the entire list of requirements:

The FAASTeam really tees this up for you; on the last few pages of the WINGS User Guide, they list out commonly used WINGS activities for most students. These include basic activities like takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds. This creates an easy to reference list from which you can pick activities. Presumably, a moderately active flight instructor could complete the requirements for CFI renewal under the WINGS Program in a matter of weeks or months.

So, who would this method of see if I renewal be good for? This would be a great message for anyone who wants to create awareness about the WINGS program. If you are a safety evangelist, and you think this is a great program like I do, exposing your primary students to the WINGS program is a great way to be a safety advocate.

On a more practical level, using the WINGS program to renew your CFI would be good for active flight instructors who might not endorse lots of students for practical test. For instance, if your flight school specializes in aerobatics only or provides mostly tailwheel endorsements, this might be a great method to keep up your CFI. Granted, this will still require going to your local FSDO, filling out IACRA, and presenting supporting documentation to the FAA inspector. However, if for whatever reason, you don’t endorse lots of students for practical exams, you don’t need to worry about the minimum of five endorsements and an 80% pass rate. Nor do you need to worry about paying for a CFI renewal program every two years.

For an active instructor, the WINGS CFI renewal method strikes me as the easiest, least expensive way to renew your CFI. By creating an attractive way to renew a CFI certificate, the FAASTeam has possibly created the most effective way to spread awareness about the WINGS program. CFIs are the educating link to the vast majority of the flying public; by incentivizing CFIs to participate in the WINGS program themselves, interest in the WINGS program will undoubtedly increase. Widespread awareness of the WINGS program isn’t required for you to take advantage of the benefits, though. You know this well-kept secret now, so next time your CFI is due for renewal, use the FAA WINGS program!

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