Orange Anchor
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I just finished up with an on-line renewal. I have used both groups, Gleim and American Flyers and wonder what the opinions of the two are. After using both, I know which one I will use again in 2 yrs.
CFI/II renewal
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wjmiller3
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Do share... Mine is due in Feb.
Cessnaflyer
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Mine is due in February and I think I am just going to do the American Fliers one because of the cost savings.
escapepilot
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IMO, cost is the only advantage of the American Flyers program. I prefer the Gleim, but I'll continue to ues American Flyers since its a one time pay program.
I don't know. Did I read any of that right? :rotfl:
I'm just guessing at the first part, but yes. My next renewal (American Flyers FIRC) will be "free". I'll even take the trip to the FSDO for my temporary.
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Orange Anchor
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American Flyers is the pricier for one time but it then is free for all future renewals. The Gleim is a clearer path with the info connecting directly to the questions.
I believe the purpose of training is to learn, not to mull through tons of verbage as though it is some rite of passage.
It seems from comments thus far, AF gets the vote on costs, not for format.
Agreed.
If I ever took a long time away from instructing and decided to get back into it, an FIRC wouldn't be my preferred method of "refreshing". I'd sit down with an instructor and make sure I knew what I was doing before hopping in a plane with a student. I typically recommend the same to my instructor applicants.
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Polar742
All the responsibility none of the authority
I'll second that.
I paid my $99 to AF back in '00, been doing it every 2 ever since...
Bernoulli Fan
Controller
Are you guys not signing too many students off? I went to the FSDO and did it for free in five minutes.
Orange Anchor
New Member
I work with my friends and on individual flights. I don't actively instruct for a flt school or at a specific field. But I like keeping the CFI/II MSEL so I renew.
AviatorGator
Well-Known Member
Same here, but I'll be interested to see if I can pull that off again in two years or if I'll have to go to American Flyers or Gleim. I've seen people use Gleim and I'm a fan but it's hard to go wrong with AF if you only have to pay once.
moxiepilot
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Im voting for AF. 95% of the content I know, but there is always that 5% that was something forgotten or is new. Even if i was signing off tons of students, I'd still take a refresher - but that's just me and the way i am.
You can't beat the price over time either.
The only issue I have with AF is the logged computer time. It doesnt take me 2 hours to read 10 pages. I understand why it is done, but it is something I wish could change.
I do mostly (99%) IPCs and flight reviews now. The occasional SIC type rating but there's no practical test for that.
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surreal1221
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I went the Gleim route.
Easy structure, 20 T/F questions, a .pdf file that is similar to their books (outline format) covering the topics for that sub-unit, then a 10 question multiple choice knowledge quiz for each sub-unit.
It can be done in less than four hours, if you're in a rush.
It took me 17 days, but I took my time.
Now to fill out this 8710 and try to get into the FSDO on the 22nd.
Easy structure, 20 T/F questions, a .pdf file that is similar to their books (outline format) covering the topics for that sub-unit, then a 10 question multiple choice knowledge quiz for each sub-unit.
It can be done in less than four hours, if you're in a rush.
It took me 17 days, but I took my time.
Now to fill out this 8710 and try to get into the FSDO on the 22nd.