"Robert Moore" wrote in message
. 8...
I am a Flight Instructor-Airplane, but I do not have an Instrument
Rating on my pilot certificate per the following:

I do understand the implication of holding an ATP certificate, thank you.
That's not the point. The regulation says "that are appropriate to the
flight instructor rating sought" but does not define what that means.

If they mean "that are equivalent to an instrument rating", why not just say
that? It's specific, to the point, and most importantly, unambiguous,
unlike the current regulation.

Pete