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title: "FCL.905.FTI FTI – Privileges and conditions — Part-FCL · Avioverse"
description: "The privileges of a flight test instructor (FTI) are to instruct, within the appropriate aircraft category, for:"
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# FCL.905.FTI FTI – Privileges and conditions

ANNEX I (Part-FCL) · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · EAR revision 16 Oct 2026

Official sources: [EASA Easy Access Rules (opens in a new tab)](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-aircrew) · [EUR-Lex 2011/1178 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32011R1178)

IR Implementing rule

## FCL.905.FTI FTI – Privileges and conditions

(a) The privileges of a flight test instructor (FTI) are to instruct, within the appropriate [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) category, for:

(1) the issue of category 1 or 2 flight test ratings, provided he/she holds the relevant category of flight test rating;

(2) the issue of an FTI certificate, within the relevant category of flight test rating, provided that the instructor has at least 2 years of experience instructing for the issue of flight test ratings.

(b) The privileges of an FTI holding a category 1 flight test rating include the provision of flight instruction also in relation to category 2 flight test ratings.

IR · FCL.905.FTI — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 16 Oct 2026

[All rules in SUBPART J – INSTRUCTORS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-j)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 16 Oct 2026, extracted 2 Nov 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.