CFI- Initial. Any uncommon questions to study?

zondap13

zondap13

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Im taking my Cfi initial this monday and I posted this to get some uncommon question. Any weird questions will help. Thanks
 
There is an endorsement listed in the FAR's that is not listed in AC 61-65, what is it?
 
I got this one:

You live in a Hawaii as a Private Pilot (but you have thousand of hours) you want to get your Commercial to fly interisland charter but want to skip your Instrument, is it worth while or can you even do it?

and

Can you fly to to other countries as a student?
 
You can't fly international as a student pilot. And the hawaii question I think you are limited to a 50nm day time for hire.
 
zondap13 said:
You can't fly international as a student pilot. And the hawaii question I think you are limited to a 50nm day time for hire.
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1. Yes you can...if you live in Juneau, you're allowed to fly to canada for you xc's. [61.89(a) A student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft: (5) On an international flight, except that a student pilot may make solo training flights from Haines, Gustavus, or Juneau, Alaska, to White Horse, Yukon, Canada, and return over the province of British Columbia;]

2. You can get it, but yes it would not be worth it due to what you stated
 
Thanks for the question and answer. I got one for you guys. Can a student pilot fly over the clouds when there is a reported few at 1,500?
 
CFIT99 said:
I got this one:

Can you fly to to other countries as a student?
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CFIT99 said:
1. Yes you can...if you live in Juneau, you're allowed to fly to canada for you xc's. [61.89(a) A student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft: (5) On an international flight, except that a student pilot may make solo training flights from Haines, Gustavus, or Juneau, Alaska, to White Horse, Yukon, Canada, and return over the province of British Columbia;]
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And if you were my examiner, I would point you towards Chapter 5 of the Aviation Instructor's Handbook, where it says that trick and irrelevant questions "...are not helpful in evaluating the student’s knowledge..."
 
Adler said:
And if you were my examiner, I would point you towards Chapter 5 of the Aviation Instructor's Handbook, where it says that trick and irrelevant questions "...are not helpful in evaluating the student’s knowledge..."
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read the title of the thread...any uncommon question...I'd say so! I got this in my 6.5 hour oral a few years ago.

If I got that response from you as your examiner I would have said:
I'm testing your knowlege under;
AREAS OF OPERATION
PART 2: TECHNICAL SUBJECT AREAS
PART I: FEDERAL AERONAUTICAL REGULATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Did you demonstrate that ability with the answer you gave me? maybe, maybe not...



the point is I was sharing the unusual question I got....ok?

btw...the CFI PTS with trump anything or at least add to what the Instructor's Handbook shows...at least in this situation.
 
CFIt thanks for the question it helps and thats what I expected when I made the thread. BTW who hammered you with a 6.5 hour oral?
 
zondap13 said:
CFIt thanks for the question it helps and thats what I expected when I made the thread. BTW who hammered you with a 6.5 hour oral?
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that would be the infamous Dupage FSDO in Chicago....got to love a 92% fail rate, the flight was only 1.9.

I'd say 4-6 hour orals are normal, unless you got one at a pilot mill(ATP) they usually have 1-2 hour cfi initial orals (based on who I've talked to)
 
Sorry the question was supposed to be can he fly solo above the clouds when the reports is few at 1,500.
 
zondap13 said:
Sorry the question was supposed to be can he fly solo above the clouds when the reports is few at 1,500.
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I would say yes, so long as you are above VFR mins for the airspace and complying with any restrictions placed on your endorsements. I flew over an overcast layer on one of my student cross countries, and no one could point to why it wasn't allowed (this was back in the stone age though)
 
zondap13 said:
Sorry the question was supposed to be can he fly solo above the clouds when the reports is few at 1,500.
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yes...first off, "few" clouds doesn't designate a cieling, only broken or overcast.

...second 1500' is above the 1000' and 3 miles needed for any IFR flying, so it is definitely VFR (if it becomes a cieling)

...lastly, the only thing you have to worry about is cloud clearances (ie. 3 miles 1000', 500', 2000'...of course depending on the airspace and time)

so yes...you can go solo with few clouds at 1,500
 
drunkenbeagle said:
I would say yes, so long as you are above VFR mins for the airspace and complying with any restrictions placed on your endorsements. I flew over an overcast layer on one of my student cross countries, and no one could point to why it wasn't allowed (this was back in the stone age though)
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61.89(a)
A student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft:
(7) When the flight cannot be made with visual reference to the surface.
 
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