Preparing for CFI ride. Need advice.

[Pilotadjuster]

THANKS!

Thanks Cardinal--great information! Echoed one thing my instructor has been telling me all along--answer the question, then SHUT UP! I keep digging holes in practice oral questions by interpreting him staring at me as a hint to keep going further...

 

[bobbysamd]

Cardinal

Congratulations on passing.

The Fed put you through the mill for the two hours. I realize that I've been out of the game a while, but it sounds to me that he busted your chops a bit.

Once again, folks, on ANY practical, DON'T VOLUNTEER INFORMATION!

Have fun instructing!

 

[Flyer7SA]

Congrats

Congrats, Cardinal!!!

Thanks for the fresh narrative of your checkride. That will really come in handy with me. The whole concept of riding with the feds sounds a little disconcerting, but I'm going to give it my best shot.

One more day in this cube and then I'll be able to start my new life. I have my commercial and am almost ready for the CFI ride. All of this just happened to coinside with my getting laid off from a technology company. It would have been much harder to just quit this job than to get laid off. I get a little severance and hopefully this will carry me through the doldrums of no students when I first start instructing.

Happy instructing Cardinal!

~Flyer7SA

 

[Cardinal]

Thanks guys.

bobbysamd, I looked back and the flights were .6 and .8, for a total of 1.4 in the air. The oral felt exhaustive, but we didn't waste much time in the aircraft, and I felt the whole things was handled in a just, reasonable manner.

Incidentally the examiner did have me throw on the foggles for 4-5 minutes during the climbout, just verifying some rudimentary cross-cockpit instrument skills, I guess.

 

[bobbysamd]

CFI practical

No, the flights sound about par. I've never heard of a CFI applicant having to demonstrate BAI on a practical. I thought that Practical Test Standards were supposed to eliminate such things.

I was talking about the oral. The time was about right but it sounded to me as if the ASI tweaked you a little. Great debrief on your practical. I got something out of it and couldn't have asked for better from one of my students.

The important thing is you passed and you're now a CFI. Welcome to the club! Good luck on your CFI-I and MEI.

 

[Buzo]

Congratulations!!!

I also had to wear the hood for my flight. I had the choice of me wearing it or having my examiner wear it. Since you must teach private students basic instrument skills, you have to demonstrate you can do it.