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But then only one pilot can log the time (assuming this is being done in the typical GA single pilot airplane). Its a bit of a weird quirk in the regulations if you ask me but once you are flying IFR, a safety pilot is no longer a required member of the crew and therefore only one of the 2...

There is another exception I thought of... When Local Procedures, Preference or Custom call for it. This seems to apply more to Bravo Surface Areas controlled by the Tower than a Charlie; probably due to the amount of traffic Bravo Approach Controllers are handling as well as the different...

More central Florida than south Florida and I dont know how much they cost but might give Hubble Upholstry based out of KGIF a try. I've seen several examples of their work now and it all has looked top notch to me. Let me know if you do contact them, especially if you decide to move forward...

$600 seems to be the going rate for "standard" checkrides (PPL/IRA/CPL, CFI Add-ons and renewals) in most places. CFI-Initials seem to be running $900+ these days. Class add-on's at the same level as your existing certificate seem to be in the $500 range.

Its better to understand where and when wake turbulence occurs in order to understand how to avoid it. The 2 minute count can be a bit much. Its a great general rule of thumb sure and its one that I recommend to students but if you decline every clearance that has you taking off 2 minutes or...

61.1 is badly formatted but under the Cross-Country section is 61.1 (B) VI which is the applicable paragraph/portion for ATP. It states: (vi) For the purpose of meeting the aeronautical experience requirements for an airline transport pilot certificate (except with a rotorcraft category rating)...

CFI-mill was the term used by @TommyG I merely continued its use. Otherwise, I agree with your statement and at risk of turning this into a stick and rudder debate, its disconcerting how the accepted pipeline of future airline pilots lack that real world experience. It of course also once...

I will concede that the recent crops of CFI's have indeed had many as you describe however, I will second @MauleSkinner and @mondtster in that the importance they place on learning the material and their motivations for becoming a CFI play greater parts in the quality of their instruction than...

I suppose you have statistics that can back up the claim that it will take time and that the CFI's who dont take the time, dont know what they are doing and produce pi*s poor students? If you know what you're doing and know the material, there is no reason to spend 6 months going over...

There's a chart in the OPs post #1 and every chart with a Charlie airport on it says to contact approach. Chart or no chart, for Charlie airspace you should be contacting approach first not tower with the sole exception being if you take off from an airport in the Charlie surface area.

I guess the question is what are the minimum qualifications you would consider for the ferry pilot, what type of plane needs to be ferried, what is its condition and is it IFR certified and what is your timeline to have it done. A ferry operation is likely to charge you the $5k but of course...

Your mileage may vary... As you can see there are people here who have taken some time getting their CFI and others who went through the process quite rapidly. Myself, I completed my CFI/CFII in about 4.5 weeks of solo prep work spending no more than 4 hours in any 1 day, 8 hours in any 3 day...

Not always true. The Bravo's expect you to get a VFR clearance from clearance delivery. Charlie airports tend to be a bit more hit or miss; some expect you to get a VFR clearance from CD before contacting ground while others are fine with getting a clearance from ground before taxi or giving you...

I've used 1800-wxbrief before to get a clearance at a non-towered airport with no RCO/GCO. Actually was one of the easiest remote IFR clearances I've ever gotten as the briefer even asked how long I would be before I was ready to depart so as to get me a clearance void time within my window...

Any pictures of the interior and panel?

Accelerated training does have its uses/place but fwiw, I find its not all its cracked up to be. Its possible to beat the brain into submission and get it to cooperate but to retain the knowledge usually requires some time off to digest and incorporate over a bit more of an elongated period...

I used to get that with my Passport card (lost, so havent tested it in a while) and still get that with my global entry card on a regular basis which is made all the more hilarious because my state issued driver's license is from a state that only just became real-ID compliant this spring...

You takeoff before the jet and land after the jet because you are trying to find a flight path where the jet's wings are no longer producing lift. Landing past the jet, allows the jet to be firmly on the ground and the wings to stop producing lift by the point where you land. Taking off before...

I feel like you should qualify this statement a bit more... Particularly given how few instrument hours you have with an instructor especially since you have 20+ instrument hours without an instructor. There's no telling what you learned in your 20 hours without an instructor and with only 3.4...

Direct personal attacks aren't allowed but passive aggressive ones seem to be or at least are tolerated. There's at least one user on here (not Tom) that I've had several run-ins with now that has had a passive aggressive and down putting tone in most of their posts responding to me or others...