cfi

I really like the idea of pursuing my PPL by joining a local club for access to lower rental rates on planes and then seeking out a part-time freelance CFI to pay directly for training (and maybe even barter for some of it using my stellar engineering skills!). My question is two-fold: 1. What...

Tallying up my hours it would seem I'm not too far off from making a push towards getting my Commercial ticket and pursuing my CFI rating. Obviously building those hours is a significant expense towards a future career. Unfortunately since most of us work a "real" career the IRS sees our flying...

Good Morning From PA! I am 100% new to forums of any kind, so please excuse me if I've posted in the wrong area or am otherwise breaking protocol. At 28, I've decided to pursue my dream of flying, but I don't have money to spend up front, and I'm afraid of not being able to find a job to pay...

Hello all, Having flown very infrequently, I have unfortunately reached a point where I am reluctant to fly solo. I am hoping flying with a safety pilot for a while would help me get back in the saddle. I am in Vancouver, WA (very near Portland, OR) and fly a Cessna 182. Seeking someone...

I had my IR check ride yesterday and the oral part was under the new PTS. Which I have been training and studying for the old under the impression I would be tested on it. Well my CFI was wrong on that and I got to do the new PTS. In general it’s what everyone said it was going to be. More...

Hi there, new poster here, looking for advice. About a month I started training to be a CFI with an instructor. I used the same instructor before, to prepare for my Multiengine checkride. Since I passed the ride and we get along great, I asked him to be my CFI instructor as well, after I'd taken...

I am currently working on my CFI rating at a part 141 school and so far it's been tough. I hold an instrument rating with a commercial SEL and MEL. CFI has been the toughest of the ratings yet. Not because I can't do it but because I lack the motivation of tediously sitting there making lesson...

I just passed my commercial check ride yesterday. Now I'm ready to start my CFI training. What're the best materials to study? I know I have two writtens and then obviously a very extensive check ride.

Not everybody is the ultra-driven, self-motivated student that studies their a** off when they're not in the airport. That I figured out pretty quickly. But the sad reality is that a good deal of learning and insights happen outside the airplane, mostly while the student is either chairflying...