Instructor Training Programme
The Gliding New Zealand Instructor needs to achieve and maintain proficiency in four key areas:
- Knowledge of the Pilot Training Programme (PTP), MOAP, GNZ Rules, CAA Rules
- Teach, instruct, coach and assess a trainee pilot’s knowledge and understanding
- Safely and effectively conduct airborne exercises (where approved to provide instruction)
- Manage gliding operations, including supervision of solo pilots, emergency procedures.
The Instructor Training Programme (ITP) consists of the following documents:
- Assessment Standards for Initial Issue and Category Upgrades
Instructor Assessment Standards (IAS) - Form to Apply for an Instructor Rating or Upgrade
Form OPS-07 Page 1 - Form to Record Assessment Against the Standards (20 topics)
Form OPS-07 Page 2 - Support Manual for the Teaching of Airborne Training Exercises
Instructor Support Manual (ISM) expands on the definitions in the IAS Part 3 - Form for Recording Exercises Approved to Teach
Form OPS-08 – applies to C-Cat and B-Cat ratings; use in conjunction with ISM - Use of Patter (optional)
Use of Patter – a simple and effective language for use when airborne, from the BGA - Instructor Competency Review (ICR)
Form OPS-09 is required every two years after the initial issue of an instructor rating. Includes notes to expand the definitions. An ICR also meets the requirements for a BFR.
Instructors will need to make use of the following Operations Forms:
Biennial Flight Review
Form OPS-11 is required by every pilot who does not hold an instructor rating and must be renewed every two years after initial issue of the XCP (or a passenger rating). Conducted by a B-Cat or A-Cat.
Flight Test for Passenger Rating
Form OPS-12 is required immediately prior to completion of the XCP section of the PTP. Conducted by a B-Cat or A-Cat.
Additional material is provided here:
Privileges and Rating Requirements for Instructor Categories A, B and C
Gliding NZ AC 2-04 Instructor Privileges and Currency
MOAP Section 2-4 and Appendix 2-E.
Requirements and Application Procedure for CPL(G) Download AC 2-15 from this page
A Commercial Pilot Licence (Glider), or CPL(G), allows an instructor to be remunerated for providing instruction within a gliding club (Part 149) environment. It also allows a pilot to take a passenger on a joyride within an Adventure Aviation (Part 115) environment.