Spin Endorsement (CFI Spin Endorsement)
Diego Suarez
When people search spin endorsement or CFI spin endorsement, they are usually trying to confirm which endorsement documents instructional proficiency in stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery.
In AC 61-65K, that core entry is A.49 for the flight instructor path where spin training is required. Sport instructor pathways can involve additional, separate endorsements depending on the privileges sought, so this page stays high-level and points you back to the full lookup tool.
Primary spin endorsement reference
Spin training
Documents instructional proficiency in stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery in the applicable aircraft used for required spin training.
High-level sport instructor context
Flight instructor with a sport pilot rating pathways may involve separate endorsement steps and practical-test endorsements under Subpart K. Treat those as their own workflow and verify the exact category/class privileges before relying on any single endorsement reference.
Reference aid only, not legal advice. This page is a quick orientation for endorsement lookup and does not replace regulation review, FAA source language, or instructor judgment for a specific applicant.
Search the full spin-related endorsement context
Use the Simply Endorsed CFI tool to search AC 61-65K by endorsement ID, FAR, or alias and review related sport-instructor and checkride workflows.