Atlanta FSDO

mastermags

mastermags

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So, I have to wait over a month (Sept 19) until I can go take my CFI checkride with the FAA. I need the time to study, but unfortunately, I cannot fly very much due to financial constraints. I'm flying a traffic plane in the mornings (from the left seat) about 8 hours a week. Should I feel nervous about practicing CFI stuff about once a week and remaining current?
 
you should be fine with the flight portion if you're in a plane all the time. that won't be any trouble for you at all. I would just continue studying for the oral. if you go in there and wow them with solid knowledge then the flight will be easy. Not because it's any different than if you sucked the oral up. but because you will be nice and confident.

and.... the cfi flight isn't all that bad. you've been doing those manuevers forever. they should be pretty natural feeling by now.

good luck.

j
 
Honest truth, I felt that learning to fly from the right seat was the easiest part of the CFI rating. Ditto on the oral stuff. Just keep going over your lesson plans and keep the knowledge fresh. I thought two weeks sucked to wait, I can't imagine waiting a month.....
 
i had to wait a month at the orlando fsdo. they scheduled me about 3 weeks out the first time.... during a weekend that I had to go out of town. So.... I had to reschedule. it was a long time to wait but it's worth it when you get it all done.

i had a little trouble getting used to the right side. I was always landing crooked. even the examiner laughed at me when i scooched over to the middle of the plane to double check that i was straight.

j
 
Don't know if you're interested in doing the ride sooner or not, but I think you can. If I remember it correctly, the FSDO has to be able to schedule your ride within 2 weeks (I've mentioned it before, I think 2 weeks is the number, but I'm not positive). If they can't schedule it within that time period (or whatever the period is, you'd have to research it to know for sure), then they have to let you take the ride with a DE. This may be a better deal for you anyways, since the ride would be with the DE and not a fed. I'd look into it, if I were you.
 
Why did you have to take the ride with the ORL FSDO? All of my CFIs in the area did their rides with a DE.
 
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Don't know if you're interested in doing the ride sooner or not, but I think you can. If I remember it correctly, the FSDO has to be able to schedule your ride within 2 weeks (I've mentioned it before, I think 2 weeks is the number, but I'm not positive). If they can't schedule it within that time period (or whatever the period is, you'd have to research it to know for sure), then they have to let you take the ride with a DE. This may be a better deal for you anyways, since the ride would be with the DE and not a fed. I'd look into it, if I were you.

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At this point, the Atlanta FSDO is not giving out any letters of authorization to permit CFI applicants to go to DE's. Even if I had the option, I wouldn't be able to scrape up $600-$800 in examiners fees to go fly with a DE.
 
when i applied for my ride the fsdo wasn't giving applicants out to de's. apparantly they only do that if they get so busy that they have too. a couple weeks wait isn't "too much" in their eyes, i guess.

I'm not complaining though. I had a great experience on my initial. I really liked the examiner even though he was the guy who trains all the other examiners. he was a good guy. tough but a good guy.

Oh... and at the time I lived in florida so i went to the orlando fsdo. I'm just south of atlanta now.

j
 
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