CFI Checkride Study Guide

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ltcterry@reddit

If he needs feedback he should be doing this with his instructor. It can’t all be done with random people. How does he know if he’s doing it right?

Right has two parts - technically correct and instructionally correct. He needs feedback on both.

And speaking of feedback, your boyfriend is not a student pilot. I presume at this point he is a Commercial Pilot with an instrument rating. That’s the minimum for the most common path to instructor.

The typical sequence is: Student > Private > Instrument Rating > Commercial > Instructor.

Which in today’s world then typically leads into a frustrating search for a first flying job.

Instructors have a huge responsibility. It’s important to get it right. You have a chance here to help and learn, but your boyfriend needs the input of a competent instructor to win.

Instructing is as much about how you tell it as what you say. I advise candidates to read up on good story telling techniques.

You can tell people “my boyfriend is a Commercial Pilot” and they will have no clue since commercial pilot does not at all mean what they think it does.

Instructor training is a lot of hard work. Keep being supportive!

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ConversationCool9461@reddit (OP)

Thank you my friend! His instructor is rarely available for the amount of practice he needs and apparently there aren’t many other instructors available in his area, but I will share with him your tips they are definitely appreciated:) Have a nice day

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ltcterry@reddit

An instructor should not take someone on if they are not available to see it through. Sort a contract. Money changes hands in exchange for expectations being met.

Sort the Golden Rule.

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TxAggieMike@reddit

Another vote that he needs to be meeting with an instructor mentor for this purpose.

Not trying to find a rotten “magic bullet” guide.

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FlyingFlowmie@reddit

Have him use you to teach lesson plans. Every night have him go through one with you. The fact that you don’t know anything is perfect. You are exactly who he is gonna be teaching, someone who doesn’t know anything about flying yet. Any question you have while he is teaching something ask as well because student always ask stuff that you never thought about.

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ConversationCool9461@reddit (OP)

You are so right, this is a great idea! We do this a few nights a week after work and it’s fascinating how much organization and memorization goes into flying. That being said he told me that having feedback from someone who knows the stuff already helps him see where he goes wrong which makes sense too.

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rFlyingTower@reddit

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Dear aviation community,
I am writing on behalf of my student pilot boyfriend trying to help him pass his CFI Exam. I understand this is a very important phase in such a career and that the intensity of the exam can be intimidating. Would any of you have tips or a study guide on how you passed your CFI exam? His main concern is that his fellow pilot buddies do not have time to give him feedback on his lessons but perhaps there’s another way for him to practice. I know nothing about aviation but I’m reaching out to you all in hopes that I can get some good info for him. Thank you!

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