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DE727UPS · March 17th, 2005, 15:48

"CFI interships.. Future CFI's in the backseat seems like a good idea."

I like the idea of a CFI internship, where the new learn from the old. I don't think you'll ever see it mandated by the FAA, though. I like the backseat comment, too, and some places do this.

"Video/Audio recording absolutely necessary".

I wouldn't say that. Adds minimal value in my opinion. We have all that stuff in our sims at UPS but I've never seen it actually used. Why? Cause it's not worth messing with. I'd say video is nice to have, but at what price? You want to pay ERAU prices and you can expect that sort of fluff. Some FBO's do a good job at basic flight training without all that extra stuff and at a lower price. I guess you get what you pay for. You know...a brand new 172 with a glass cockpit doesn't really fly all that differently from my 1978 152.

Here's something to think about. If you look at what the big academies cost from zero to CFI. You could EASILY buy a 70's era 172 to train in, find an experienced CFI, and KEEP the airplane at the end, cheaper than what you'd pay at some of these academies.

March 17th, 2005, 15:48	#12
DE727UPS Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 6,578	Re: All Aspiring pilots! "CFI interships.. Future CFI's in the backseat seems like a good idea." I like the idea of a CFI internship, where the new learn from the old. I don't think you'll ever see it mandated by the FAA, though. I like the backseat comment, too, and some places do this. "Video/Audio recording absolutely necessary". I wouldn't say that. Adds minimal value in my opinion. We have all that stuff in our sims at UPS but I've never seen it actually used. Why? Cause it's not worth messing with. I'd say video is nice to have, but at what price? You want to pay ERAU prices and you can expect that sort of fluff. Some FBO's do a good job at basic flight training without all that extra stuff and at a lower price. I guess you get what you pay for. You know...a brand new 172 with a glass cockpit doesn't really fly all that differently from my 1978 152. Here's something to think about. If you look at what the big academies cost from zero to CFI. You could EASILY buy a 70's era 172 to train in, find an experienced CFI, and KEEP the airplane at the end, cheaper than what you'd pay at some of these academies.