Flight instruction compensation - light sport

Experience, which is why the new Sport Pilot CFI is
different than the regular CFI.



--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

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The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


"Rachel" wrote in message
. ..
| Robert M. Gary wrote:
| I think the underlying point here is that "charging" for
instruction
| has nothing to do with medicals when it comes to a CFI.
According to
| the FAA FAQ the reasoning behind this is that CFIs are
paid to teach
| not to fly. As a CFI I must agree. For every hour of
instruction I log,
| I'm lucky to get 30 seconds on the controls. In actual
fact there were
| probably more political forces at work than logical but
the fact is
| that whether a CFI charges or not does not at all effect
his need for a
| medical.
|
| -Robert
|
| Then why is a commercial required in order to get a CFI?