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I heard that the NAFI Master Flight Instructor accreditation could be used to obtain a Gold Seal flight instructor certificate. Is this true?

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I heard that the NAFI Master Flight Instructor accreditation could be used to obtain a Gold Seal flight instructor certificate. Is this true?

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Not anymore. For a short period of time, allowed Master Flight Instructor designation to be used as a means of achieving an FAA Gold Seal certificate. However, in March 2009, the FAA indicated that it had “reconsidered its earlier position and determined that the criteria established for the Master Iinstructor designation are not consistent with the FAA’s requirements for the Gold Seal as established by the same 8900.1 reference” (Combined Electronic Handbook 8900.1, Volume 5, Chapter 2, Paragraph 5-571, E, 3). As a result, at this point, the FAA no longer allows the NAFI Master Instructor designation to be used to obtain an FAA Gold Seal flight instructor certificate. All previously issued Gold Seal certificates based on the accreditation process will remain effective, but no new Gold Seal certificates will be issued on the sole basis of Master Flight Instructor accreditation.