Accelerated CFI Training

[OrcasC180]

I've read a lot of the past posts about accelerated CFI courses and have pretty much narrowed my choices to Sheble Aviation and Airman Flight School. I'm wondering if anyone has current information on these programs. I work full time and only have limited vacation I can take, so I'm really concerned about having a fixed (and short) time period that it will be likely I can finish the CFI certificate. I realize that there are no guarantees of finishing a certificate in a set period of time, but I what I want to avoid is surprises from the school causing delays (rather than my own performance).

I am currently finishing my commercial license at a nearby FBO, but given that I live on an island it adds about an hours and half commuting back and forth to the nearest airport that has a complex aircraft available for rent. I can't see doing that for my entire CFI training. I have a great flight instructor here on the island that will work with me before and after my CFI training to help mentor me as a CFI which helps alleviate some of my concerns about how much about the reality of instructing I will learn in an accelerated program.

If you have any recent information about the CFI programs at either of these schools or suggestions that others that may be worth a look, please let me know.

 

[Goose Egg]

This is just my personal opinion, but I tend to think that accelerated courses tend to shortchange the the learning process. Your CFI is something that you want to take the time to do right. Are you bent on a quickie program? I'd reconsider. Having the CFI rating and being able to be an effective instructor are two completely different things.

-Goose

 

[nosehair]

I have a great flight instructor here on the island that will work with me before and after my CFI training to help mentor me as a CFI which helps alleviate some of my concerns about how much about the reality of instructing I will learn in an accelerated program.

If you're serious about that, then a quickie is ok.

 

[MTpilot]

ALLATP's worked for me. It was $5000 when I did it two years ago, oyu get MEI, MEII and CFI in that order. It's the firehose method but if you have a good mentor it should'nt be too bad for you. Good Luck

 

[OrcasC180]

If you're serious about that, then a quickie is ok.

I'm 100% serious about having my flight instructor act as a mentor. We live in a small community and my reputation as an instructor is critical if I want to be able to continue teaching here. My instructor has more work than he can handle and wants to hand off some of his primary students to me.

I'm now leaning towards Sheble Aviation for their CFI course. Airman Flight School teaches the CFI-I as the initial instructor certificate and they say it takes three weeks if you want to get both the CFI-I and the CFI-A. I don't want to jump straight into instrument training before getting some experience teaching primary students. I also don't think my 60+/- hours of instrument time is sufficient for me to be able to teach instruments effectively.

 

[MTpilot]

Mho

I would go ahead and get the CFII if you can swing it, it will bring a lot more students your way and let you continue with them in their training. It has helped me a lot.