CFII Before CFI

"Judah" wrote in message
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Bob Moore wrote in
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It is indeed one of the problems in aviation today that we have
Flight Instructors who do not read and understand the regulations.
We are NOT CFIs nor CFIIs....The FAR defines our certificates as
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. In fact, the remainder of the FARs refer to the
requirement for an AUTHORIZED INSTRUCTOR.

I'm confused. Doesn't CFI stand for certificated Flight Instructor?
Doesn't
BFR stand for biennial Flight Review?

In many places, CFI stands for Chief Flying Instructor (often a role
specified by the appropriate authority as part of the approvals process) and
flying instructors designated as FI(A) for aeroplanes for example.

Having the word certified is a bit redundant because someone who is not
certified cannot act as a flying instructor legally.

"S Green" wrote in
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Having the word certified is a bit redundant because someone who is not
certified cannot act as a flying instructor legally.

Then it would seem to be not redundant at all...

Judah wrote:
"S Green" wrote in
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Having the word certified is a bit redundant because someone who is
not certified cannot act as a flying instructor legally.

Then it would seem to be not redundant at all...

Its not redundant at all. I'm not a CFI and there is nothing that says I
can't teach someone how to fly. They can't log it as instruction or count
the hours towards the requirement but I can still teach them.

If it were against the law this would be a VERY quite newsgroup.

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in
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If it were against the law this would be a VERY quite newsgroup.

All we would be left with would be the arguing and trolling.

Oh wait, I'm too late.

"Judah" wrote in message
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"S Green" wrote in
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Having the word certified is a bit redundant because someone who is not
certified cannot act as a flying instructor legally.

Then it would seem to be not redundant at all...

certified can also mean insane - perhaps you do have to be insane to
instruct.

I find the idea of a certified flight instructor as amusing -out on a
workplacement from the mental hospital.