Product reviews for Helicopter Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC)

Simple good info and great customer service from the staff at King Schools.

This is a great way to keep your CFI current.  Great training and always up to date each time I use it.

Great CFI refresher PLUS a great refresher in general for any helicopter pilot fro private to professional.

Absolutely outstanding... Thanks again.

Have utilized King Schools for my CFI renewal three times now, and have not been disappointed in the creativity of the website, and how intuitive and easy to navigate. Being a military instructor pilot for 17 years (US Army), I respect our military, sincerely, in always trying to allow for and have soldiers with the preparedness for combat operations. In other words, as leaders we try to give them the tools to do their jobs. I feel john and Martha (and their crew) implement the same structure for success. I like the emphasis on learning the lesson before hand, instead of when (especially in aviation) it might be too late or we just wrote another emergency procedure. Thank you for the knowledge and mentorship, direct and indirect through the training.

I just wanted to tell you that I truly enjoyed the renewal of my CFI this year.  I chose the King Schools E-FIRC because I wanted something helicopter specific, and I did not find anyone else doing that.  I found the courses relevant and informative.  The only thing better would have been an in-person one on one flight with either of the Kings.In addition, the accompanying articles that chronicle the trials and tribulations of John and Martha as they built time and experience the hard way were well written, thought provoking, and really brought home the whole "risk management" issue.  Skeptical of it at first, I was sold by the end of the course.I look forward to continued education under their tutelage.Lou GregoireATP RotorcraftCOMM ASEL

Concise, understandable and logical.

1. I found that using "customer" instead of "student" was annoying, was a major distraction, can cause confusion. CFIs have students; Commercial pilots have customers. The FAA issues Student Pilot Certificates NOT Customer Pilot Certificates.2. Some sections were nothing more that copy-and-paste montages from prior fixed wing instruction videos. I am sure that the Kings can update these videos for helicopter-only pilots. These montages cheapened the quality of instruction.3. Too much focus on fixed wing.Helicopters are different aircraft with some different concerns.In conclusion, constant use of airplanes as examples is poor instruction. It is confusing. I strongly recommend that y'all update your course and focus strictly on rotary wing aircraft. There are many, many CFIs who are helicopter only.

The course was great!  Easy to follow, and flexible.  The ability to submit a digital 8710 through the school made the entire process easy.