Do you want to become a CFI?

⦁ Right seat commercial pilot

⦁ Teacher

⦁ Sports coach - we practice hard so game time is easy

⦁ Psychologist

⦁ Safety officer - keep yourself and others alive

⦁ Weather expert

⦁ Emotional support human

⦁ Sales person

⦁ Collection agency

⦁ Ground materials

⦁ Teaching Style

You are not required to make everything from scratch like I did...you can use mine or anything out there...as long as you can transfer knowledge

The quick answer is 'just enough'

Just enough so the student can make minor mistakes but you keep the airplane in the safety envelope

Keep your fingers and feet ready but try your best to coach the student through it all

Good news: if you’ve had strong instructors, you already have a solid model for how to teach.

Bad news: if your instructors flew well but didn’t teach well, you may have some catching up to do.

Good news: if you have a strong knowledge base, becoming a CFI will be natural.

Bad news: if your instructors flew well but didn’t teach well, you will have a lot of homework outside of the airplane.

Start flying in the right seat soon after you get your private pilot

Whomever is sitting next to you explain what you are thinking & doing

If you need someone to listen to, there are plenty of friends & family that would love to fly

If you don't know anyone I know plenty of people to pair up

Take the FOI test, AGI test and IGI test

Start logging it...I wish I did from the start

Ground instruction given can not be used towards ATP Certificate but it looks great on a resume...and it will sharpen your mind

Using a CFI partner of mine

@ Thomaston KOPN 

$300 will cover ground, the plane, and instructor

172 in utility category 

His weight is 250