DPE app...

[crjdude]

Any Designated Pilot Examiners and/or CFI's willing to offer some clarification?

Currently filling out the application for DPE/CIRE and I'm getting somewhat conflicting info on something.

For CIRE under the Flight Instructor flight time one source says I need 250 hours as a CFI working with folks working towards their "COMMERCIAL and/or INSTRUMENT rating." Got that no problem.

But another source says I need 250 hours just as an "instrument flight instructor." Worded that way I'm a little short of the 250.

I don't want to submit the app not knowing.
Anyone know for sure?

Thanks

crjdude

 

[brokeflyer]

just put down 250, they aren't going to check. they have so many DPE's out there they'll just put your app in the pile with 5000 other ones.

 

[crjdude]

Thanks.

 

[pilotyip]

just put down 250, they aren't going to check. they have so many DPE's out there they'll just put your app in the pile with 5000 other ones.

I am a PPE on the DC-3, so I am on the distribution list for the DPE's at the DTW FSDO. We had a DPE retire here, they are not going to replace him because there are so few ratings being given. The remaining DPE's have been in their positions for decades.