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E-Z WINGS — WINGS Credit Made Easy

How it works

Why E-Z WINGS

Before you start

E-Z WINGS sends you to FAASafety.gov to request, validate, or give WINGS credit. A free FAASafety.gov account is required for those steps.

  1. If you do not already have an account, create a free FAASafety.gov account.
  2. Have your login handy, then return here and choose Request Credit, Validate Requested Credit, Give Credit, or My Activity History.
  3. When FAASafety.gov asks you to sign in, use that account and continue.

Overview

What it is for: E-Z WINGS is a WINGS Industry Network helper that routes pilots and CFIs to the correct FAASafety.gov screens to request, validate, and give credit in the FAA WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program.

Who uses it: Pilots requesting or reviewing credit; CFIs and other authorized validators awarding credit; organizations linking their own accredited curricula.

Steps: Choose your option in E-Z WINGS first (Request Credit, Validate Requested Credit, Give Credit, or My Activity History). Follow the path to the activity you need. When you reach FAASafety.gov, it will ask you to sign in with your FAASafety.gov account if you are not already signed in. Have your login handy before you start.

Request Credit

What it is for: Starts a credit request for a completed WINGS activity so a CFI or authorized validator can approve it.

Who uses it: Primarily pilots (and students with instructor help). Instructors may guide the pilot through the path.

Steps:

  1. Open Request Credit.
  2. Choose the activity type (Checkride, Flight Review, IPC, Student, or Organizations).
  3. Drill down by certificate, category/class, or organization as shown.
  4. Follow the FAASafety.gov link to submit the request.

Validate Requested Credit

What it is for: Opens the FAASafety.gov pending validation list so requested credit can be approved.

Who uses it: CFIs and other users authorized to validate WINGS credit for a pilot.

Steps:

  1. Tap Validate Requested Credit (from the home page).
  2. Sign in on FAASafety.gov if prompted.
  3. Review and validate pending requests on the FAASafety.gov list.

Give Credit

What it is for: Lets an authorized instructor award WINGS credit for a completed activity (mirrors the Request Credit activity paths).

Who uses it: CFIs and other authorized credit-givers.

Steps:

  1. Open Give Credit.
  2. Choose the same activity type the pilot completed.
  3. Select certificate / category / organization as needed.
  4. Complete giving credit on the linked FAASafety.gov screen (sign-in required).

My Activity History

What it is for: Opens FAASafety.gov views of your WINGS activity history and CFI credits validated.

Who uses it: Pilots reviewing their own history; CFIs reviewing credits they have validated.

Steps:

  1. Open My Activity History.
  2. Choose My Activity History or CFI Credits Validated.
  3. Sign in on FAASafety.gov to view the records.

Signing in on FAASafety.gov

What to expect: E-Z WINGS takes you to the right FAASafety.gov activity. FAASafety.gov will prompt you to sign in when that step is needed — after you choose your option here.

Tip: Have your FAASafety.gov login handy before you begin. Need an account? Create a free FAASafety.gov account.

Steps:

  1. Choose Request Credit, Validate Requested Credit, Give Credit, or My Activity History on the home page.
  2. Follow the path for your activity.
  3. When FAASafety.gov asks, sign in with your account and continue.

Checkride

What it is for: Paths for WINGS credit related to certification checkrides (sport through ATP, including instructor ratings shown on the site).

Who uses it: Pilots requesting credit after a checkride; CFIs giving credit via the Give Credit checkride path.

Steps: Request Credit or Give Credit → Checkride → select the certificate → select aircraft category/class when offered → continue on FAASafety.gov.

Flight Review

What it is for: Credit paths for flight review activities by aircraft category.

Who uses it: Pilots and CFIs after completing a flight review activity that awards WINGS credit.

Steps: Request or Give Credit → Flight Review → choose category (and class when shown) → continue on FAASafety.gov.

IPC

What it is for: Credit paths for an Instrument Proficiency Check.

Who uses it: Instrument pilots requesting credit; CFIs giving credit.

Steps: Request or Give Credit → IPC → choose airplane / helicopter / powered lift as listed → continue on FAASafety.gov.

Student

What it is for: Credit paths for student pilot activities by aircraft category.

Who uses it: Student pilots (often with CFI guidance) and CFIs giving credit.

Steps: Request or Give Credit → Student → category/class → FAASafety.gov.

Organizations

What it is for: Links to WINGS credit for an organization’s own curricula and syllabi — not the generic Checkride, Flight Review, IPC, or Student paths. Flight schools, clubs, type groups, and similar programs publish their own accredited activities; E-Z WINGS points you at those organization-specific activities.

Who uses it: Pilots enrolled in or completing that organization’s course; CFIs or organization validators giving credit for those same organization activities.

Steps:

  1. Open Request Credit or Give Credit → Organizations.
  2. Select the organization (for example ABS-BPPP, BPT, Citation Jet Pilots, Civil Air Patrol, Jolie Lucas Aviation, Mooney Pros, Redbird, SLU — as listed on the site).
  3. Choose the module or course activity from that organization’s syllabus list.
  4. Complete the request or give-credit action on the linked FAASafety.gov activity.

Each organization controls its own curriculum content and which FAASafety activities appear under its name. If your school or club is not listed, .

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