CFI Check Ride Experiences

[kc135ang]

I took my intial at the Columbia SC FSDO. I was doing my MEI and it turned out to be the easiest checkride of my life. I had an oral that took not even an hour and a half. The flight portion was even simplier. The fed hadn't done a Multi ride in close to 2 years. He had me try chandells and lazy eights in a multi after I told him they weren't in the PTS. He was like "REALLY, well will do them any how" They went fine. Kept on asking if I ever shut the engine down and that was it regarding single engine work. On the way back to the airport he took the controls and landed. That was the only landing of the day and he did a good job. I passed with flying colors for about 2.5 hr oral and checkride.

 

[de727ups]

I'd like to add....

After going through all this crap to get your CFI's, I can only say this.....

DON'T let them expire. Take a Gliem home refresher or upgrade your CFI. If you let it expire and decide to renew...you'll be exposing yourself to all the BS, all over again....

 

[bobbysamd]

CFI Reinstatement

I'll second that. I've been away from flying for more than eight years. If I start flying again, I can hardly wait to suffer through all this again, if I decide to get my CFI back <sigh>.

However, there is an alternative. You can add a rating to your CFI and get the whole thing back. For example, I have a friend who is a glider CFI. He has talked about getting me my Commercial Glider and CFI-G. If I do all that, I'll have my CFI reinstated without dealing with the FAA.

 

[avbug]

I let mine expire once, and reinstated it with a checkride for a new rating. Rather than slugging through another ride, it was a fun, positive experience. Rather than just trying to get something back, I felt like I was gaining something. Not a bad way to go.

 

[rk772]

during my CFI ride, I had just completed my preflight and myself and the examiner jumped in the C-172RG. He told me to get taxi clearance to depart to the practice area. I looked at the radio and could not remember how to swith from com1 to com2 on the panel. I was so nervous, I couldn't even figure out which radio was currently selected. After my brain fart was finally over, he had me explain the function of every button and switch on the nav/com panel. I was able to collect myself and pass the checkride.

 

[jaybird]

I'll probably seem like a big geek for saying this. Well, the oral for the initial practical need to be 3 hours, right. Well about 1.5 hours through he said he ran out of questions to ask and if there was anything else I wanted to talk about. I had studied my a$$ off so like an idiot I said lets talk about the prop system. I still passed I just didn't feel challenged. The guy still charged me for a full three hours though.