Another bit of time between posts, and I felt it was a good time to do a short update:
I was lucky enough that the original place I was training decided that it would be better to release me from my training contract, and have been training with a new CFI in preparation for the biggie checkout. It was a gift from the gods. It is truly amazing what training with a "real" CFI is like.
Basically the last 2 months+ has been nothing but studying, preparing for both the written's (passed!) and now getting ready for the great, unknown, CFI checkout at the FSDO. The more I learn with my new CFI, the more I realize just how wrong it was to think I could squeeze through a "pilot factory" as a safe, knowledgeable pilot. FBO it, dude and ladies, otherwise be careful.
I am enjoying this portion of my learning curve. Getting deeper into the reasons that I have memorized "xyz" and starting to work on lesson plans, instructional theory, getting deep into aerodynamics, etc. As those of you who have made this journey know, this portion is quite a challenge. I've got to add that this is a labor of love, and I feel renewed and rejuvenated each time I take home a new true understanding (or should I say, "correlation?!") of subject matter that before I only knew as words from a book.
I do believe that I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel (at least for the
very start of my airplane career.)
