Does anyone here know of a flight school that offers the theoretical part of the FI course as distance learning?
Having taught FI courses for a number of years, there is absolutely no way that any of the course could be covered by distance learning. Much of the private study is based upon preparation of material following briefings by the course instructor, in preparatrion to give them back. If you did find such a course, I doubt that anyone would want to employ you afterwards. In much the same way, the course is not suited to being conducted in a simulator.
Does an online theory course for the FAA FI exist?
Shop around its certainly possible to do the whole FI course in a week in certain parts of Europe
You need a CPL for the FAA CFI course, though.
There are probably others. https://www.kingschools.com/ground-school/CFI
@bathman Can you point me to such fast track schools? Thanks.
Bathman wrote:
Shop around its certainly possible to do the whole FI course in a week in certain parts of Europe
It isn’t in any part of Europe. You’d have to fit
LSC Arnsberg always have compact courses, though (2 weeks theory and after that individual schedule for flight training).