Pardon my directness, but some people here are such idiots!!! It's one of the main reasons I haven't looked at this board for over a year. I came back to take a look, and it hasn't changed. I mean no disrespect to the many here that know what they're talking about, but jeez, the stupidity is almost overwhelming.
What was the post from Labbats about the CFI written exams about? WHAT WRITTEN EXAMS??? And what about what Hung Start and JAFI said about the 'Personal Knowledge' business? NONESENSE! That has nothing to do with it.
For all the so called professional CFI's out there reading this post, I have a little advise. There is a book, published by the FAA called the FAR/AIM. You should have a look, it's really quite enlightening. In fact, it contains many of the answers to questions we all ponder...
I'll give you all a hint, FAR 61.197 states...well, just read it. Unbelievable.