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Originally Posted by tgrayson  And why are you sure about that? |
uh, disregard that "99.9%" part. I am, indeed, not sure.
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What is your evidence for that statement?
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If you don't have a high performance signoff, you can still give instruction in a Bonanza, given the "student" has one and is able to act as PIC. Correct? The CFI-A gives me authority to act as "authorized instructor" in any plane, as long as it's not multi-engine (more on this later)
Furthermore, you can also instruct in a seaplane without the seaplane class rating, as long as someone on board is seaplane rated and able to act as PIC.
The way I see it, theres a difference between "giving instruction for a rating the CFI doesn't hold", and "giving instruction in a plane the CFI can't act as PIC in". In other words, if it's an airplane, you can give instruction in it, period. Whether or not you can act as PIC in it is irrelevant.
I'm guessing the reason for this is because it can be argued that a tail wheel plane is only really a tail wheel plane when you're taxiing, landing or taking off. In the air, it flies just like any other plane. The same goes for sea planes, high performance planes, and any other kind of plane that requires extra certification/endorsements.
The exception is multi-engine airplanes, since a multi-engine airplane is always a multi-engine plane. Just about every single phase of flight is significantly different due to it having two engines. Therefore, the CFI needs to have further training to be able to instruct in a multi-engine environment.
If the FAA had determined having floats on the bottom of the plane made it significantly different to handle, they would have split it up with CFI-SA and CFI-LA ratings. But they didn't, and I can indeed instruct in a seaplane as long as it incidental, meaning not specifically for a seaplane endorsement.