FAA FII case studies
FAA FII · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The FAA Flight Instructor Instrument (FII) airman knowledge test is the written exam a pilot takes to add the instrument instructor privilege to an existing flight instructor certificate. It is aimed at certificated flight instructors who already hold an instrument rating and want to teach instrument students, and at instrument-rated commercial pilots building toward that role. The FAA FII case studies are 5 cases and about 3,512 words.
1Plateau on the Localizer: Training a Student Who Overcorrects
Your instrument student has 52.3 hours of simulated and actual instrument time, including nine ILS approaches. On the last four sessions he has consistently crossed the final approach fix about 1.5 dots left of the localizer and 1 dot low on the glideslope.
626 words, about 3 min2Expired Instructor Certificate, Current Student, Checkride in Five Days
Your flight instructor certificate expired 12 days ago because you missed the 24-calendar-month renewal window. You still hold a current second-class medical and a current flight review.
731 words, about 4 min3Maintain 3,000 Until Established: A Premature Descent on the ILS
You are giving instrument instruction in a Cessna 172 on an IFR flight plan. ATC issues: 'Cessna 123AB, 4 miles from ZILKE, turn right heading 310, maintain 3,000 until established on the localizer, cleared ILS runway 27 approach.' The published glideslope intercept altitude is 2,400 MSL.
732 words, about 4 min4Alternate at the Edge: Destination Forecast, Fuel, and Known Icing
You are planning an IFR flight in a Piper Archer with 48 gallons usable and a fuel burn of 10 gallons per hour. The estimated time en route is 2 hours 15 minutes.
687 words, about 3 min5High-Density-Altitude Missed Approach and a Vacuum Failure
You are the CFII in a Cessna 172 with a maximum gross weight of 2,550 pounds, shooting the RNAV (GPS) runway 13 approach into a mountain airport. Airport elevation is 4,200 MSL, temperature is 24 degrees Celsius, and the altimeter is 30.02.
736 words, about 4 min