On May 25, 8:15 pm, "gatt" wrote:
Hey, all. Been searching around the internet trying to get a ballpark cost
to add CFI to a CP-ASEL-IA. Anybody done that lately?

-c

Probably about 10 hours of flying from the right seat while
instructing, so cost should be less than $1500 including instructor
fee. Most of the work is ground prep, a great part of which you can do
yourself.

I would recommend getting the training from the most experienced and
respected instructor you can find. This is one rating where your
instructor can make a big difference. Unlike other checkrides, you
can't slowly ease into your role as a CFI. You may have to make
critical decisions from day one, and mistakes can cost you dearly.
I've known newly minted CFIs who made grave errors on their first few
months of instructing, one even resulted in the death of a student.
You will also have to know how to handle situations when pilots with
more hours than you come for a flight review, fly dangerously or try
to impress with you with their war stories. The FIO exam is a bunch of
crap. You can't rely on that information to become a good CFI.