Quick CFI finish up school

[dasmith]

Sheble is latin for crappy instruction, crappy equipment, unprofessional attitudes, and high cost. Avoid latin, avoid this place. And no, its not a guaranteed pass... they have to kill a few CFIs now and then to make sure their stats are right.

 

[Tug Driver]

looking back...

I wish that i would of just done one on one with an instructor. I have learned a ton since i became a cfi. However, the more I learn, the more I second guess what I already know.

Has anybody else ever felt this way???

but the good thing is that we are becoming a cessna pilot center, so i get to watch the interactive king/ darva congers millionaire ex husband dvds, and brush up on my rusty areas.

 

[tathepilot]

Re: CFI practical

Good luck with it.

I disagree somewhat with Avbug about the practical. There is the emphasis on teaching,yes, but there are examiners who hammer applicants unreasonably. E.g., the gal in Scottsdale who gives eight hour orals. It isn't that she's hard, she just covers everything. Theoretically, all examiners give the same exam, but in the "real world" that is not true at all. It should not take eight hours for an examiner to determine if a CFI applicant exhibits instructional knowledge.

Keep us updated.

I did it!!!! I got my cfi today!!!!!
woooooooo!!!!

 

[bobbysamd]

Congratulations!!!

I did it!!!! I got my cfi today!!!!!
woooooooo!!!!

. . . But, how did it go? Where did you go? How long? What was covered, etc.

Once more, congratulations. One more unemployed flight instructor to add to the ranks.

 

[tathepilot]

Re: Congratulations!!!

. . . But, how did it go? Where did you go? How long? What was covered, etc.

Once more, congratulations. One more unemployed flight instructor to add to the ranks.

It went better than I expected. The local fsdo was booked up so I went with the one dpe that our fsdo uses'.
The oral lasted about three hours with two breaks. The dpe didn't drill me, he wanted for me to show my 'instructional knowledge' The questions that he asked me were reasonable. The first question kind of took me by surprise, 'probably the most difficult'
I thought to myself "if the whole check ride is going to be like this than it is over" The examiner asked me "a friend told me that if I load my cg to the rear, my airplane will fly faster. Is this true? please explain yourself"

FOI questions were thrown in here and there, maybe a total of ten.

This was the wind for the flight 29019G31KT
The flight lasted for about 1.0 it consisted of a normal t/o, chandelle, p/o stall, steep spirals, and 8's on pylons, which I didn't do perfect. After that he took the a/c and showed me how I should teach 8's. He than showed me how I should teach turns around a point. After that he said let's go back to the airport and show me how to land. I landed and than taxied back. He said "let me take off, teach me how" I taught him, he landed and that's it.

Definetely the happiest day of my life 'so far'