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![]() Michael wrote: But if you just need a CFIG, all you need is another CFIG, a tow plane and tow pilot, a two seat glider, and a pilot with a couple hundred hours (of which only a couple dozen need be in gliders). It will take a couple of weekends at most, and that's if your glider pilot lacks a commercial glider ticket. The most difficult and time-consuming part will be getting a glider-qualified FAA inspector to fly with the guy if he isn't already a power CFI. Michael Been lurking on this one, but I just couldn't resist coming back to this point. If you REALLY believe this, then please let me know where you fly, so I can make sure never to let anybody I care about fly there. Although all of the points you make in this paragraph may be technically true, they're hard to reconcile with your later points about the importance of truly teaching soaring. I'm hoping that I'm just taking your comments out of context. In our club's experience over the past 30 years (I've been a member for 20), I would say that the typical CFIG candidate comes to the table with about 300-400 hours (ie. not a ton of time). But, our CFIGs who do the training and sign-off for the rating will typically require dozens of flights and lengthy one-on-one ground school to ensure that the candidate is able to handle the decision making and emergency situations that come along with the territory. In my 12 year CFIG career so far, I've only recommended two candidates for CFIG (both passed first time), and each one probably consumed about 40-60 hours of my time when all was said and done. That's not a lot when you consider how much time we spend in the office or on much less worthy pursuits :-)) In retrospect, I'm sure we could have shaved off some prep time here and there and (maybe) still had candidates pass the practical, but I also have faith in most Examiners to recognize where too many corners have been cut. Being a CFIG is not some superhuman power available only to an elite few, but it's not something to be entered into lightly. Erik Mann LS8-18 (P3) |
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