Plain-English deep dives on virtual DPE services, FAA rule changes, and the administrative actions Daytona DPE handles every week.
Two knowledge tests and a 20-minute appointment — no checkride, no flight time, no medical. The FOI exemptions, what the AGI test covers, and what it all costs.
What each ground instructor rating actually authorizes, side by side, and why AGI + IGI together is the standard combination for anyone who'll teach seriously.
Since Dec 1, 2024 the certificate itself no longer expires. Which scenario you're in, the 3-month FIRC grace window, and when a §61.199 reinstatement checkride is truly required.
The FAA doesn't set examiner fees. What checkrides typically cost in 2026, why fees vary, the free FSDO option, and why administrative actions should never cost checkride money.
CFI SOE vs type-rating SOE, the 25-hour rule clause by clause, attestation wording, who can supervise, the IACRA steps, and what actually happens on removal day.
Comprehensive guide to the FAA's final rule that removed CFI expiration and replaced it with REED. Covers §61.19, §61.197, §61.199, the 5 recent-experience methods, the 3-month FIRC grace, and the practical-test fallback.
The video appointment is about 20 minutes. The end-to-end timeline is 3 to 5 business days. Here's exactly what happens, when, and why.
How FAA Order 8900.2 and the Designee Management System (DMS) permit virtual administrative examiner actions. The framework, the limits, the oversight.