On 27 Dec 2004 08:12:37 -0800, "Terry" wrote:


Burt Compton wrote:
More SSA members / More CFIG's. It's kinda like the chicken and the
egg.

Burt Compton
Soaring Safety Foundation
www.soaringsafety.org
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In addition to the training and study necessary to pass the 2 FAA
knowledge tests, in the USA you need a soaring site with instructors
that meet the requirements of 14cfr 61.195(h).

For those of you like me who have not memorized all the FAR's here is
what 14cfr 61.195(h) says:

(h) Qualifications of the flight instructor for training first-time
flight instructor applicants. (1) The ground training provided to an
initial applicant for a flight instructor certificate must be given by
an authorized instructor who --

(i) Holds a current ground or flight instructor certificate with the
appropriate rating, has held that certificate for at least 24 months,
and has given at least 40 hours of ground training; or

(ii) Holds a current ground or flight instructor certificate with the
appropriate rating, and has given at least 100 hours of ground
training in an FAA-approved course.


Your training area must
also have a FAA inspector with the ability and inclination to conduct
initial CFI exams or have FAA Designated Pilot Examiners with the
authority to issue initial or additional CFI ratings.

In Arizona there are 5 such examiners, 3 of which are also authorized
to conduct initial CFI. Come on out.
Terry Claussen
DPE SDL Arizona USA