Jim Macklin wrote:

Your CFII could instruct from the back seat and your buddy,
a private pilot, could be the safety pilot in the front
seat.

I have served as a safety pilot in such situation and it
actually works great; not only that but it was really
educational for me as well.

....and all three of us got to log the time :-)


You should find a CFII with a medical for the smoothest
training. Who owns the airplane and buys the insurance?

there are huge differences in CFIIs abilities to teach, not
only in the quality of the instruction but also in the number
of hours to get the rating. It might very well be worth the
effort to stick with someone with the experience and teaching
competence (and drive! this guy is teaching while recovering
from a pretty traumatic life experience)

--Sylvain