Earl Williams
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- Joined
- Mar 17, 2002
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I just recently finished up my commercial rating, and am now investigating options for CFI training. I really can't wait to start instructing...as I've heard, teaching others to fly really fine-tunes one's ability as a pilot.
I realize that I've got an enormous amount of academic work ahead in order to be fluent in such topics as aerodynamics, systems, weather...and everything else a CFI needs to know. Is it adviseable to get all of the writtens out of the way first, and study up on all of the required reading, PRIOR to "officially" starting training? I don't want to begin training w/out having adequately prepared myself to the best of my ability...yet I almost feel that I could spend the rest of my life studying and still not be convinced that I'm 100% knowledgable on all topics.
Would it be best to speak to the schools I'm most interested in and hear how they would structure the course?...or just start studying up and approach them when I feel I'm ready to begin the training process?
Thanks everyone, and fly safe!
-Earl
I realize that I've got an enormous amount of academic work ahead in order to be fluent in such topics as aerodynamics, systems, weather...and everything else a CFI needs to know. Is it adviseable to get all of the writtens out of the way first, and study up on all of the required reading, PRIOR to "officially" starting training? I don't want to begin training w/out having adequately prepared myself to the best of my ability...yet I almost feel that I could spend the rest of my life studying and still not be convinced that I'm 100% knowledgable on all topics.
Would it be best to speak to the schools I'm most interested in and hear how they would structure the course?...or just start studying up and approach them when I feel I'm ready to begin the training process?
Thanks everyone, and fly safe!
-Earl