CFI Passed!

[uwochris]

Well, it's official. I can officially call myself a "flight instructor" now, and I am very relieved that it is all over

On the ground I tought takeoffs; in the air, I tought takeoffs, landings, navigation, range and endurance, and did some turns. My examiner played the role of a student with only 4 hours. It was a short flight (only .9), but afterwards, I was dead tired.

Thanks again to everyone who helped me out with my *many* questions over the years. I've been a member on this board since day 1 and I really love it here.

I hope to start working at my flight school in CYXU next week as a dispatcher. Hoepfully, I will be instructing by the fall. The instructors at my school also do the ferrying for Diamond Aircraft, so if anyone here is a cfi and your school is purchasing some DA20s or DA40s, we may run into each other in the future.

Time to enjoy my last few moments living at home

 

[flyifrvfr]

Let me be the first on this board to say congrats.. Well done. How long was the oral?

 

[A Squared]

Congratulations, Chris

 

[TEXAN AVIATOR]

Congratulations and welcome to the club! I miss flying DA20-C1s.

 

[Mmmmmm Burritos]

Cool beans. You ask some of the toughest questions on the board. That is the sign of a good student. Bravo.

 

[uwochris]

Thanks again guys!

The oral was fairly short (at least it was shorter than I was expecting). We spent probably a little over an 1 hour on the ground before taking off. I thought I'd get hit with a lot of questions regarding "what can you do... what can't you do... what does it take to upgrade... license currency and re-validation, etc, but it seemed more like a casual conversation than an oral exam.

 

[midlifeflyer]

Excellent!

 

[pilotman2105]

Congrats! Doesn't it feel good to have it done?

Sounds like a short checkride. What FSDO did you do this out of, or is this Canadian (given the dispatching out of CY__ airport)?

 

[vetteracer]

Good Show!

Mark

 

[skyking1976]

Congrats!

Now go out and have some one pay you for a change....

SK

 

[uwochris]

pilotman,

Yes, I did this test in Canada. From what I have heard from others, the ground portion is usually 1 hour, followed by 1 hour in the air. The examiner will usually ask you Qs regarding licensing priveledges, then you teach him a lesson, then you give him a pre-flight briefing, and afterwards, you give a post-flight briefing.

 

[pilotman2105]

the ground portion is usually 1 hour, followed by 1 hour in the air.

Shoulda become a Canadian citizen before I took mine!

Orals in the US run from 2 hours - 8 hours and flights are usually no less than 1.5 hours....

 

[mar]

Good job. Congratulations!

I'm sure the examiner appreciated your attention to detail. It makes his job much easier.

I happen to consider CFIs the back bone of aviation. No matter what you build you need a strong foundation or else you're just wasting everyone's time.

The Law of Primacy is second only to the Law of Gravity in aviation.

Best wishes.

 

[BankAccount=0$]

The Law of Primacy is second only to the Law of Gravity in aviation.

Just wanted to quote Mar as this might be the best advice that could be givin to a new CFI. I'm always amazed at how quickly the wrong thing said by you (the CFI) seem to sink in to a students head. I can't believe how much I learned from my first student. He is in college now and he just became a CFI himself, it's always humbling to see one of your students fly and teach as well (or sometimes better) than yourself.

Congrats on the big achivement. The pay isn't great, and the ladies don't seem to dig broke CFI's, but you'll learn a lot from teaching that you probably won't get to experience anywhere else in aviation.


P.S. Be sure to post your thoughts upon sending your first student solo......

 

[bobbysamd]

Congratulations!

Well, it's official. I can officially call myself a "flight instructor" now, and I am very relieved that it is all over

Congratulations!! I've been following you for the last couple of years and you are making great progress. Keep up the good work.

I second Mar on flight instructors being the backbone of aviation. Flight instructors work hard in aviation's backwaters to train future pilots. Too bad the recognition they receive is so little and the disdain so many (new) pilots have for instructing is so great.

As I tell everyone, just as I was told by my examiner when I earned my first CFI, now you are another unemployed flight instructor. Hope you don't stay that way for long.

 

[hobbsmeter]

Congrats!

Congratulations on a job well done, feels awesome doesn't it?
Even though you're a CFI remember the learning never stops, so keep posting your questions on here and keep us updated as your experience builds.