Restarting Initial CFI Training Help

[NWDude]

Hello out there. I posted a similar quesiton in the general topics forum and figured I come into this forum also to get some answers. Last September, I started training towards getting the initial CFI at KVUO. Around mid-November, I stopped my efforts due to a combination of my CFI leaving and my decision to focus on finishing up the semester at school.

Since mid-November, I've had zero hours of flying. Depending on our weather in the next week or two, I'm was planning on going up in the air again with a CFI to get comfortable again. After that, I was looking at starting again with my initial CFI training as I still have a strong desire in obtaining the CFI. When I stopped in November, I had completed both FOI and CFI writtens and had also completed all the required PVT maneuvers. Since the time I stopped, though, I have barely done any studying of the essential CFI materials I have in addition to have zero hours of flying. What I would like to ask, based on the situation provided, is what do you think the best course of action would be for me to take? I would appreciate any advice you fellow CFI's could provide.

NWDude

[JulietBravo]

The best course of action you could do is to start your training again! Good choice! Well, at least you have your writtens out of the way, thats one of the hard parts. As far as everything else goes, get a hold of the CFI PTS, oral exam guide, FAR/AIM, AC 61-65E, Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, and Airplane flying handbook, and just start reading. Eventually, the more you read, the more everything will start to come back to you. Luckily, you can do all of this on your own and hopefully have minimal ground with an instructor. For the flying part, get up there and fly asap! The worst pilot is the non-flying one. It has only been 6 months, so it shouldn't be too bad. First thing I would do is go up and get current again, maybe take a leisure flight or two just to get back into the swing of things. Then, start going at it again with another CFI. I tell my students who haven't flown all summer is, "Don't worry, flying is just like riding a bike". Of course, they don't believe me until they get up in the air and their natural reactions all start coming back. But anyways, it takes a little work, but before you know it, you'll be on your way. Kudos for wanting to start it again!!