You might be a CFI if...

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p1l07m4n

SF340 Pirate, First Mate
The airline folks have one, and so do the freight dogs. You know what to do. I'll start.

You might be a CFI if...
After a 15 hour day on duty, paid for 7, and flew for 5, all you can think about is the blister on your heel from subconsciously digging your heel into the floor, trying to make your student use more right rudder because they don't believe you (or listen...who knows really).
 
You might be a CFI if....
your data in the FAA airman licensing system has a certificate for you listing you as a certificated flight instructor.
 
It was a late night last night, so I didn't get to put many of them up. Here are a few more.
You might be a CFI if...

your students are amazed that when you take the controls, the "turbulence" stops, the skies clear, and everything smoothes out, when all you did was what you had been telling them to do the whole time.

you demonstrate a maneuver for a student, and all you can think is, "I hope I don't screw this up, I haven't touched the controls of an airplane in over a month..."

going from ground reference maneuvers, to holds, to high performance aircraft, to ILS Approaches, to VMC Demos is all just a normal day (and you don't hesitate with any area).

tower gives your students all the weird calls because they know you can make it happen, and you still manage to turn it into a teaching situation.

you've decided to make your student go-around because they haven't performed a gear check, only to realize a few seconds later that you are in a Diamond Star.

you love flying with other CFIs because you don't have to watch out for them, but as soon as the door is closed, you can't help to double check everything they do.

intro flights are the most flying you ever do.

a student gets sick, and all you can think about the whole ride back to the airport is where to go for lunch. Subway...or Wendy's?

you get lured into a meeting by the promise of free food, only to be disappointed with no food, and 1.5 hour talk about University upgrades.

when you consider 15 hours on duty, and 8 hours of pay a good day at work!



I'll have a few more to come.
 
You might be a CFI if you've logged over 200 hours PIC in the past few months but cannot recall the last time you actually landed an airplane.... and aren't entirely sure if you still can.

You might be a CFI if you can say "that was a marked improvement over last week, you are really progressing as a pilot, nice work!" while thinking "good Lord, you almost killed me 6 times in less than an hour"... and you're being genuine about both.

You might be a CFI if the fact that you cannot make coordinated turns in your car really annoys you.

You might be a CFI if you've ever hoped that your student will bounce their next landing so you can demonstrate balked landing recovery on this flight.

You might be a CFI if you amuse yourself by thinking up absurd reasons to initiate a go-around..."There's a cow, riding a bicycle, in a tutu on the runway. Go Around!"... and you actually think you're funny.
 
rframe said:
You might be a CFI if you've logged over 200 hours PIC in the past few months but cannot recall the last time you actually landed an airplane.... and aren't entirely sure if you still can.

You might be a CFI if you can say "that was a marked improvement over last week, you are really progressing as a pilot, nice work!" while thinking "good Lord, you almost killed me 6 times in less than an hour"... and you're being genuine about both.

You might be a CFI if the fact that you cannot make coordinated turns in your car really annoys you.

You might be a CFI if you've ever hoped that your student will bounce their next landing so you can demonstrate balked landing recovery on this flight.

You might be a CFI if you amuse yourself by thinking up absurd reasons to initiate a go-around..."There's a cow, riding a bicycle, in a tutu on the runway. Go Around!"... and you actually think you're funny.
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I'm going up for some night training with my CFI tomorrow. I'm totally taking this stuff to him. He'll laugh his ass off.

Sidebar: I didn't know that they had started using LEDs in landing lights. My initial CFI made me learn to land without them because "they burn out all the time" but these apparently outlast the airframe.
 
killbilly said:
Sidebar: I didn't know that they had started using LEDs in landing lights. My initial CFI made me learn to land without them because "they burn out all the time" but these apparently outlast the airframe.
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That's great until the wire breaks. And I'm not doomsday, going to fail it until you freak out CFI. I know what's really happened to me.
 
msmspilot said:
That's great until the wire breaks. And I'm not doomsday, going to fail it until you freak out CFI. I know what's really happened to me.
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Oh, I'll maintain the skill, to be sure. But it's nice to know that the light lasts a while.
 
rframe said:
You might be a CFI if you amuse yourself by thinking up absurd reasons to initiate a go-around..."There's a cow, riding a bicycle, in a tutu on the runway. Go Around!"... and you actually think you're funny.
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I once told a student that there was a purple elephant with pink polka dots on the runway, and he just looked at me like I was nuts, and continued the landing...
 
scott_l said:
You might be a CFI if you have ever walked inside and forgotten the name of the student you just flew with because it was the end of a 16 hour day.
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That's when you go with Kenny Tarmac's patented "Hey guy..."
 
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