Flight Review

[brien23]

If a IA can sign off his own annual why can't a CFI sign off his own Flight Review? Certified Flight Instructor (CFI): The review must be conducted by a qualified CFI, who will endorse the pilot's logbook upon satisfactory completion. So if the CFI is a qualified what else in the regulation states it has to be someone else.

 

[RussR]

61.195(i)

Prohibition against self-endorsements. A flight instructor shall not make any self-endorsement for a certificate, rating, flight review, authorization, operating privilege, practical test, or knowledge test that is required by this part.

 

[ColinD]

Interesting that 61.215 doesn't contain similar language. Does that potentially mean ground instructors can self-endorse for a knowledge test?

 

[midlifeflyer]

Interesting that 61.215 doesn't contain similar language. Does that potentially mean ground instructors can self-endorse for a knowledge test?

"Potentially," I guess. But the regulatory prohibition is based on "the FAA's long-standing policy against self-endorsement," so I'd be cautious about it.