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These requirements are meant to insure flight instructors have the requisite experience and skills necessary to safely instruct. This is for an instructor who is not tandem qualified but does instruction using other means.
The Minimum Training Standards, as well as the Instructor Commitment are meant to help insure students receive safe and effective training. These recommendations come from experienced instructors who have found they minimize the risk during training.
| Subject Code | Description |
| INS:JMD | Pilot uses good judgment and has a level of Maturity commensurate with the rating. |
| INS:PPU | All witnessed flights must be pre-planned by the pilot and discussed with the examining instructor. |
| INS:CLU | Successfully passed USPPA Instructor Certification Clinic given by an instructor or completed 20 hours of apprenticeship with an existing USPPA Instructor. |
| INS:NEU | Successfully passed USPPA Instructor Written Test. |
| INS:AID | Successfully completed First Aid and CPR class. Acceptable versions are from the Red Cross and CPRToday (Comprehensive BCLS: Discount code "USPPA") |
| Subject Code | Description |
| INS:FYL | 1 year of flying using a paramotor. |
| INS:FLL | 120 flights using a paramotor. |
| INS:FDL | 45 flying days using a paramotor. |
| INS:P3L | Has had a USPPA PPG3 rating for at least 180 days (may be waived). |
| INS:FHL | 50 solo airtime hours. |
| INS:MTS | Agrees to apply minimum training standards prior to student instruction, flight and other areas as appropriate. |
| INS:MTT | Adheres to "commitment letter" whenever doing instruction for USPPA rating. |
Change notes:
11/01/04 Listed approved First Aid & CPR to include Online.
11/21/01 Added ability to waive the 180 day requirement as intended by the
training committee.
08/16/01 Added commitment letter mention in place of hours
07/15/01 Clarified applying min training standards to include student
instruction and flight
07/15/01 Added INS:AID first aid class
07/15/01 Added mention of 20 hours apprenticeship (was elsewhere)