Examples of qualifying Activities
Every Activity must relate directly to aviation, or clearly improve your ability as an educator to convey aviation concepts. These lists are examples only — qualifying Activities are not limited to them.
No documentation for an Activity? If someone can vouch for the Activity or Hours you’re claiming, have them complete the MICEP Supporting Document as a backup. An Activity can appear in more than one list below, but you can claim it only once.
You as provider — knowledge flows to others
1 · Educator — you as teacher
Minimum 250 Hours
- Aerobatic coaching / critiquing
- Aerobatic judges schools
- Aircraft checkouts
- Airport / facility tours
- Aviation science club or camp programs
- Aviation maintenance classes
- Avionics classes
- Career counseling
- Civilian or military pilot training
- Consulting services
- FAA check rides
- FAA WINGS Program
- Flight or stage checks
- Flight Instructor Refresher Courses (FIRCs)
- Flight Reviews or Instrument Proficiency Checks
- Ground school classes
- High school, college or vocational classes
- High-altitude, high-performance, tailwheel training
- Insurance or flight school checkouts
- Law enforcement or natural resource pilot training
- Mentoring other aviation educators
- New certificates, ratings and endorsements
- Outreach programs
- Practical test recommendations
- Proficiency or standardization checks
- SAFE’s Pilot Proficiency Project™
- Seminars, webinars and podcasts
- Simulator or FTD instruction
- Spin, upset recovery and aerobatic training
- Workshops, camps, training clinics
2 · Service to the Aviation Community — you as philanthropist
Minimum 30 Hours
- Airport / facility tours
- Airshow airboss
- Angel Flight, Wings of Mercy
- AOPA Airport Support Network (ASN)
- Aviation Merit Badge counselor
- Aviation science club activities
- Chapter board or committee member
- Civil Air Patrol, state search and rescue
- EAA Flight Advisor or Technical Counselor
- Event organizer / coordinator
- FAA Safety Team Rep duties
- Fundraisers
- High school or college career fair
- IAC Contest Director, Judge, Volunteer
- ICAS Aerobatic Competency Evaluator
- Industry rep on a government task force
- Mentoring other aviation educators
- Newsletter editor
- Organization committee or task force member
- Organization officer or board member
- Pilots N Paws
- Position of leadership or responsibility
- SAFE’s Pilot Proficiency Project™
- Youth — CAP, Scouts, Young Eagles, STEM
3 · Creator of Media — you as creator / promoter
Minimum 30 Hours
- Aircraft checkout quizzes
- Books / textbooks
- Computer programs, apps, software
- Guidelines, guidebooks or manuals
- Brochures, pamphlets, flyers
- Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC)
- Grant or other proposals
- Ground school courses / curricula
- Lesson plans
- Magazine or journal articles
- New or revised editions
- News releases
- Newspaper or newsletter articles
- Photography or videography
- PowerPoint presentations
- Pre-solo exams or written tests
- Programs on CD or DVD
- Radio and TV programs
- Research project or white paper
- Responses to FAA NPRMs
- Seminars, webinars and podcasts
- Simulator training scenarios
- Study guides
- Surveys
- Training Course Outlines (TCOs)
- Training syllabi (aerobatics, helicopter, etc.)
- Website or blog
- Wikis
- YouTube videos
You as receiver — knowledge flows to you
4 · Continuing Education — you as learner
Minimum 30 Hours
- Aircraft checkouts (new make/model, aerobatic, helicopter)
- Seminars, webinars and podcasts (attending)
- Avionics transition training
- Classes related to various media
- Courses on aviation and education subjects
- Computer classes
- FAASTeam Rep initial or recurrent training
- Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC)
- Flight Review or Instrument Proficiency Check
- Ground school for a new certificate or rating
- IAC Achievement Awards
- Industry-specific training (HEMS, upset recovery)
- Initial or renewal courses (CFI, DPE, etc.)
- Initial, recurrent or transition training
- Being mentored by another aviation educator
- New certificate, endorsement, credential or rating
- New or renewed ICAS waiver
- Online courses
- Photography, videography classes
- Public speaking classes
- SAFE’s Pilot Proficiency Project™
- Simulator training
- WINGS Program participation
5 · Participant — you as participant
Minimum 30 Hours
- Air Race Classic
- Aircraft component redesign / modification
- Aircraft modeling
- Aircraft ownership
- Airport / facility tours
- Airshow performer
- Conferences, conventions, expos
- Events, fly-ins, meetings
- Fundraisers
- IAC aerobatic competitor
- Museum tours
- NIFA competitor
- Restoring, building, maintaining aircraft
- SAFECON
- Travel experiences
- Type club activities
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