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Under §61.215 Ground instructor privileges, it says

(a) A person who holds a basic ground instructor rating is authorized to provide—

(1) Ground training in the aeronautical knowledge areas required for the issuance of a sport pilot certificate, recreational pilot certificate, private pilot certificate, or associated ratings under this part;

(2) Ground training required for a sport pilot, recreational pilot, and private pilot flight review; and

(3) A recommendation for a knowledge test required for the issuance of a sport pilot certificate, recreational pilot certificate, or private pilot certificate under this part.

But it doesn't say anything about what kind of category and class the ground instructor may instruct on. Is a separate GI rating required for each category and class? or is there one GI rating that covers all categories and classes?

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The basic ground instructor covers everything you quote. The only additional privileges you can get are those granted by the advanced ground instructor rating. My ground instructor certificate just says "Ground instructor" on the front and "advanced instrument" on the back. No other ratings or limitations.

Things like reading charts, familiarity with regulations, weather information, fundamentals of flight and other required knowledge topics do not depend on category or class of aircraft. You just need the BGI (and IGI for instrument) to teach ground and endorse written tests regardless of the aircraft the student is or will eventually train in.

The only other benefit to having a ground instructor certificate is that it is required to get a gold seal on your CFI certificate.

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  • $\begingroup$ The AGI does not allow you to endorse instrument tests. The IGI allows that. $\endgroup$
    – wbeard52
    Jul 5, 2016 at 22:54
  • $\begingroup$ @wbeard52 edited. thanks $\endgroup$
    – casey
    Jul 5, 2016 at 22:55
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There are three different types of ground instructor ratings.

  • Basic - allows you to provide ground instruction to sport, recreational and private pilots. You can even provide the ground portion for a flight review.
  • Advanced - allows you to provide ground instruction for sport, recreational, private, commercial and airline transport pilots
  • Instrument - allows you to provide ground instruction for an instrument rating.

The test bank includes CFI questions from all category and class aircraft so you are authorized to provide the ground school for everything from balloons to gliders to helicopters to airplanes and everything in between.

AC 61-65 clarifies the requirements for a gold seal. If you are a sport pilot instructor a gold seal can be added with a basic ground instructor certificate. For other CFI's (not sport instructors) an advanced or instrument ground instructor certificate is required

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