 Re: Syllabus for training a CFI applicant
My CFI for my CFI's philosophy was since I was already a commercial/instrument pilot, I already knew all of the information and could perform all of the flight maneuvers. All I was there to do at this point was (a) to move to the right seat for the flight stuff and (b) learn to teach what I already knew (filling the gaps along the way). The only real new stuff was lesson plans and teaching theory/skills.
To him, the "stepping stone" theory of learning no longer applied. So, unlike the previous certificates and ratings, he felt that the PTS was, for the CFI, an appropriate syllabus, with "teach" the overall paradigm when looking at it.
I haven't done initial CFI training myself (I wish I had the time for it), but his philosophy may have been right. Of course, he had been doing it for a while, so he may well have had a syllabus in his head.
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