Wednesday, January 02, 2013
More of the same
by A Customer from Glendale AZ USA 
Pros: Could be completed quickly
Cons: Ambiguous questions, only 5 questions per quiz
Review: Met expectations, but very little new material from the course I completed 2 years ago
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Monday, October 29, 2012
by Don from Evergreen CO USA 
Pros: nothing
Cons: everything, very dissapointed and wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
Review: I thought most of the video's were too long and very boring lacking content. One instructor, I can't remember his name was difficult to understand (german accent I think)
The worst part of the course was if you failed one of the many quiz's twice, you flunk the entire course and need to start over. I'm not one to usually fail a course, but the content was way too long and extremely boring.
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Monday, July 09, 2012
Great course
by Forrest from Kelso WA USA 
Pros: Very good cd and course content. Good instructors.
Cons: None
Review: I found the course to be easy to use and informative of the material needed to be covered.
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Tuesday, May 01, 2012
I would buy this product again
by David from Tulsa OK USA 
Pros: good instructions. easy to complete lesson and take the tests online.
Cons: courses could have been a little shorter.
Review: Quick and easy.  To the point.  Complete at your own pace.  It met all my expectations and I really enjoyed it.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
by Vic from atlanta ga USA 
Review: It's really straight forward. Flows together nicely.
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Thursday, March 01, 2012
by Gary flying an RV-6A from Creswell OR USA 
Pros: Easy to use and ASA was good about answering questions I had during the time I was taking the course.
Cons: Some links to FAA websites didn't work well or at all.
Review: Required subject matter well covered. It beats the 2-day live courses I've taken in the past and I could do it at my own pace.
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Friday, March 18, 2011
very well done,precise,to the point
by russell from mission TX USA 
Pros: material required
Cons: some info elementary
Review: It did what I expected in easy method.
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Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Good Course
by Conrad from South Bend IN USA 
Pros: Had subject matter on disks.
Review: Wish the subject matter followed the online course, as the end of class tests and stage tests were in a different order. Other wise brought me up to snuff in subject matter pertinent to present day instruction.
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
Not as good as Jeppesen
by Paul from Peoria AZ USA 
Pros: Video lectures, emphasis on TAA
Cons: Confusing correlation between on-line, DVD and workbook material
Review: I liked the depth of material and the video lectures were good. I also liked the emphasis on Technically Advanced Aircraft. I did not find the correlation between the work book, on-line material and DVD's straight forward or easy to follow. It was sometimes confusing and difficult to find the content (lesson on the DVD) that was required by the lesson; and also not clear if the DVD material for a particular lesson was required or optional.
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Friday, November 19, 2010
I wouldn't buy this course again
by A Customer from STANTON CA USA 
Review: I've been using this course for many years now however the content of the course and work book is very confusing and I would not recommend buying this home study course. I recommend going to one of the weekend flight schools to renew your CFI. Don't waste your money on this course.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
It is a bad as the Jeppesen course
by Carl from Ocala FL USA 
Pros: nothing
Cons: Have to be glued to a computer terminal for a total of about 20 hours.
Review: I loved the old CFI refresher courses that supplied all the materials and you could work on them at anytime, anywhere. Now even with this course, you have to be glued to a terminal for a total of about 20 hours. That means not while in a hotel while on a trip, but glued to a seat. I almost think they want people to drop out of the CFI circuit. If nothing else the AOPA course may see an upsurge of attendance. At least that is only 3 days. For what it is worth the Jeppesen is not any better. My understanding if you after you read a page of online material you have to click the page to progress to the next page. Ugh!
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Great product and DVD's are a Plus!
by Randy from Columbus MS USA 
Pros: DVD's, test's are easily taken. Price is great for product received.
Cons: Requires internet access for about half of the course.
Review: The ASA FIRC is a fine product and I will use it again for my next FIRC. The DVD's are well produced and I plan to show portions of them to my students. This course is excellent.
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010
I would buy this product again in the new and improved version.
by Robert from Mooresville NC USA 
Pros: Very Detailed
Cons: Some of the quiz questions were not covered in the associated material. Answers should always start with capitalized letters and be on the same line as the "check box"
Review: You would do well to reshoot the scenes that have dated material in the background (like the 2003 FAR/AIM).
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010
by John from Port Orange FL USA 
Review: I would buy again.
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Monday, April 26, 2010
What a joke.
by John from Christiansburg VA USA 
Pros: Can't think of any.
Cons: It's entirely too much website based.
Review: Exactly what I didn't want. It's mostly computer stuff so I have to go somewhere to work on it. It's the most unorganized, disjointed course of study I've ever seen and I'm surprised the FAA approved it. Unfortunately, walk-in clinics are getting few and far between and I may have to use this abortion again but I already dread even thinking about it.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Not reccomended
by Jay Bradshaw from Gresham OR USA 
Pros: None
Cons: To much garbage on the tapes that was not related to anything normal.
Review: This was the worst study kit I have seen. No study information included, I had to search fo material to study on my own. Compared to Jeppesen renewal it simply stinks. I was able to renew my certificate with it but being in aviation for 50 years helped more than the study kit. the review should be to learn from it not a pass or fail. I wont use it again.
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Sunday, October 04, 2009
I would buy this product for my next renewal
by A Customer from narrowsburg NY USA 
Pros: Very good academics in most subjects. Refers to Web sites for additional reading
Review: We don't have internet capability at home so a FIRC that doesn't rely entirely on the internet is best for us. This course is set up so one can do the lessons via CD then take the quiz or stage test by logging on the website.  Previously we used the Jepperson FIRC but that is no longer offered, except on the internet.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Not terribly impressed
by A Customer from Zionsville IN USA 
Pros: It'll get the job done.
Cons: Answers are a little hard to deduce from the course material, even when you have the questions on front of you when watching the DVD's.
Review: I guess it will get the job done. I was hoping to find a non-Internet based course - like the Jeppesen one I took two years ago. This one requires both DVD's and then the Internet is required to take the quizzes (for each stage) and the tests (at the end of a series of topics.)
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Friday, October 12, 2007
Informative publication
by John C. from Livermore, CA  
Review: I am not finished with product yet. It has been a very good learning tool for CFI renewal. I am half done.
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Yes, completion of a FIRC will renew your Advanced Ground Instructor privileges. However, there are other options as well. If you haven't been actively instructing, then consider options ( c ) and ( d ) of 61.217.

14 CFR Part 61.217 - Recent experience requirements
The holder of a ground instructor certificate may not perform the duties of a ground instructor unless the person can show that one of the following occurred during the preceding 12 calendar months:
(a) Employment or activity as a ground instructor giving pilot, flight instructor, or ground instructor training;
(b) Employment or activity as a flight instructor giving pilot, flight instructor, or ground instructor ground or flight training;
(c) Completion of an approved flight instructor refresher course and receipt of a graduation certificate for that course; or
(d) An endorsement from an authorized instructor certifying that the person has demonstrated knowledge in the subject areas prescribed under ? 61.213(a)(3) and (a)(4), as appropriate.
Doc. No. FAA-2006-26661, 74 FR 42562, Aug. 21, 2009