DPE for Initial CFIG?

Does anyone have an update on who is doing INITIAL CFI-G checkrides? ASIs or DPEs? thanks, bob


On Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 2:14:13 PM UTC-5, Terry Pitts wrote:
Friends,

Where are schools that have a readily available DPE for an initial CFIG?

I'm not looking for any feedback about the schools, just locations so I can start some research.

Thanks!

Terry

On Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 3:59:56 PM UTC-5, Bob Pasker wrote:
Does anyone have an update on who is doing INITIAL CFI-G checkrides? ASIs or DPEs? thanks, bob

In some areas,DPE's are doing initial CFI rides. It is usually because there is no qualified inspector in the district.
Randy Rickert has done a couple for us out of the Allentown PA area.
UH

Check with Burt Compton in Marfa TX. I believe he has been doing reinstatements and he probably can do initial Glider CFI.
BillT

Not sure if Rick Kohler at Sundance Aviation in Moriarty can do an initial, but I did mu G add-on with him. Great outfit and a relaxed atmosphere. A very thorough oral and practical test. You'll know what you don't know when you leave there.

I fly the tugs at Sundance. I don't think Rick does initial CFIG
checks, but we have an FAA inspector available for that.

On 2/28/2015 9:15 PM, Daryl Hickman wrote:
Not sure if Rick Kohler at Sundance Aviation in Moriarty can do an initial, but I did mu G add-on with him. Great outfit and a relaxed atmosphere. A very thorough oral and practical test. You'll know what you don't know when you leave there.

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Dan Marotta

thanks everyone for the input. I exchanged email with a few ASIs and DPEs and got the straight story concerning INITIAL CFI practicals.

Initial CFIs are conducted by FAA ASIs, unless there is no one available, in which case the local FSDO will bring in a local DPE who conducts add-ons and reinstatements. You send a request to the FSDO, and they have 2 weeks get you a checkride.

the process is described in section 5-499 in this document:

http://fsims.faa.gov/wdocs/8900.1/v0...02_011rev1.htm

When I did my initial glider CFI. I asked our local glider DPE. He went to the FSDO and got approval to do the initial.
I did not have to contact the FSDO.

BillT