Right into the II rating... Need info

CaptChris · September 8th, 2004, 20:57

I am working on my CFI right now.... wondering if anyone has any insight as to obtaining the CFI-I rating RIGHT after my CFI checkride. I have heard from some friends that this is a bad idea (DPE's want to see dual given to grant a II) while other friends say its a good idea. Any suggestions??

LostComm · September 8th, 2004, 21:04

I did mine right away. The DPE seemed to think that as long you're in training mode, stay there until you've got what you need to be the most marketable.

Lostcomm

RiddlePilot · September 8th, 2004, 21:59

I did my CFII right after initial as well. I couldn't get a job without it...

September 8th, 2004, 22:03

And from CFII should one jump into MEI or get some time as a CFII first?

RiddlePilot · September 8th, 2004, 22:28

Well, that really depends on where you're working. I did my MEI directly after CFII due to the fact that I had to have a CFI/CFII/MEI before I could start working.

Some places will hire you with only a CFI/CFII and then "upgrade" you to MEI once you've got some seniority. Really depends.

mtsu_av8er · September 8th, 2004, 23:12

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I am working on my CFI right now.... wondering if anyone has any insight as to obtaining the CFI-I rating RIGHT after my CFI checkride. I have heard from some friends that this is a bad idea (DPE's want to see dual given to grant a II) while other friends say its a good idea. Any suggestions??

[/ QUOTE ]

There's no reason to wait....really. As far as granting a CFII with no dual given, well, I did my CFII before I did my CFI!!

E_Dawg · September 9th, 2004, 00:02

My own feeling is the cfi is hard enough... why make it harder by taking two checkrides back to back. However the people who have done it were glad to have it done, you might try sending Ophir a PM about it.

CaptChris · September 9th, 2004, 11:07

Thanks for the insight all. I am looking at it from more of a marketing perspective than how tough another checkride will be. Right now I live in NW Ohio and I have one year of college left. If I can pull a few hours of dual given up here while I am waiting to graduate that'd be awesome... but my family lives in North Carolina so I'd like to move down there. The only way I think I could get a decent job down there is to have a very elaborate list of credentials. ***WOW----hopefully this is the only time I refer to CFI-I as "elaborate*** [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

CaliforniaSurfer · September 9th, 2004, 21:10

Like fish in a bucket man, just knock 'em out one right after the other. Mentally you're in checkride mode. You are more marketable with all 3.

Surf

carlos · September 10th, 2004, 08:30

[ QUOTE ]
Like fish in a bucket man, just knock 'em out one right after the other. Mentally you're in checkride mode. You are more marketable with all 3.

Surf

[/ QUOTE ]Or you may want to wait and take your CFII training at the place where you want to get a job. That way, you've spent some money with them, been trained in some of their local ways of doing things, and are a more known quantity--all of which will make you more attractive as an employee.

Doug Taylor · September 10th, 2004, 11:37

I did mine back to back. Pretty simple I thought. More or less departed the airport for the practice area, taught a few primary manuevers, had the DPE fly under the hood back to the airport and teach some basic attitude instrument and had him shoot an approach.

Very simple.

September 8th, 2004, 20:57	#1
CaptChris Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 549	Right into the II rating... Need info I am working on my CFI right now.... wondering if anyone has any insight as to obtaining the CFI-I rating RIGHT after my CFI checkride. I have heard from some friends that this is a bad idea (DPE's want to see dual given to grant a II) while other friends say its a good idea. Any suggestions??

September 8th, 2004, 21:04	#2
LostComm Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 203	Re: Right into the II rating... Need info I did mine right away. The DPE seemed to think that as long you're in training mode, stay there until you've got what you need to be the most marketable. Lostcomm

September 8th, 2004, 21:59	#3
RiddlePilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 928	Re: Right into the II rating... Need info I did my CFII right after initial as well. I couldn't get a job without it...

September 8th, 2004, 22:03	#4
Lurker Posts: n/a	Re: Right into the II rating... Need info And from CFII should one jump into MEI or get some time as a CFII first?

September 8th, 2004, 22:28	#5
RiddlePilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 928	Re: Right into the II rating... Need info Well, that really depends on where you're working. I did my MEI directly after CFII due to the fact that I had to have a CFI/CFII/MEI before I could start working. Some places will hire you with only a CFI/CFII and then "upgrade" you to MEI once you've got some seniority. Really depends.

September 8th, 2004, 23:12	#6
mtsu_av8er Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia Posts: 12,564	Re: Right into the II rating... Need info [ QUOTE ] I am working on my CFI right now.... wondering if anyone has any insight as to obtaining the CFI-I rating RIGHT after my CFI checkride. I have heard from some friends that this is a bad idea (DPE's want to see dual given to grant a II) while other friends say its a good idea. Any suggestions?? [/ QUOTE ] There's no reason to wait....really. As far as granting a CFII with no dual given, well, I did my CFII before I did my CFI!!

September 9th, 2004, 00:02	#7
E_Dawg Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: chicago Posts: 4,232	Re: Right into the II rating... Need info My own feeling is the cfi is hard enough... why make it harder by taking two checkrides back to back. However the people who have done it were glad to have it done, you might try sending Ophir a PM about it.

September 9th, 2004, 11:07	#8
CaptChris Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 549	Re: Right into the II rating... Need info Thanks for the insight all. I am looking at it from more of a marketing perspective than how tough another checkride will be. Right now I live in NW Ohio and I have one year of college left. If I can pull a few hours of dual given up here while I am waiting to graduate that'd be awesome... but my family lives in North Carolina so I'd like to move down there. The only way I think I could get a decent job down there is to have a very elaborate list of credentials. *WOW----hopefully this is the only time I refer to CFI-I as "elaborate* [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

September 9th, 2004, 21:10	#9
CaliforniaSurfer Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: SoCal Posts: 296	Re: Right into the II rating... Need info Like fish in a bucket man, just knock 'em out one right after the other. Mentally you're in checkride mode. You are more marketable with all 3. Surf

September 10th, 2004, 08:30	#10
carlos Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 91	Re: Right into the II rating... Need info [ QUOTE ] Like fish in a bucket man, just knock 'em out one right after the other. Mentally you're in checkride mode. You are more marketable with all 3. Surf [/ QUOTE ]Or you may want to wait and take your CFII training at the place where you want to get a job. That way, you've spent some money with them, been trained in some of their local ways of doing things, and are a more known quantity--all of which will make you more attractive as an employee.

September 10th, 2004, 11:37	#11
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 41,094 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Right into the II rating... Need info I did mine back to back. Pretty simple I thought. More or less departed the airport for the practice area, taught a few primary manuevers, had the DPE fly under the hood back to the airport and teach some basic attitude instrument and had him shoot an approach. Very simple.

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