CFI Ground School

Blue Side Up · April 6th, 2006, 12:47

Any suggestions on who to take CFI ground school with? Lovelace is filling up pretty fast and i don't know if i will be able to get in because i am a few lessons behind template. Bjerke and Skramstad still look wide open. any input would be helpful. Thanks.

Joekster · April 6th, 2006, 13:23

Skramstad is by far the hardest of the three, I hear. But he'll make you a better instructor. My roomate took him and all their test questions were in essay format.

CAFFEINE · April 9th, 2006, 11:09

I would disagree that Skramstad is the hardest, I think there is more work for Lovelace's class. I would try for Lovelace, Bjerke, Skramstad - in that order.

Dj To Rule · April 10th, 2006, 03:06

Taking Bjerke, she's cool

AngelFuree · April 10th, 2006, 03:19

I had Bjerke for 102. Not many complaints about her. I'm gonna take CFI with her this summer so I can stare at her ass instead of looking at the powerpoints.

JaceTheAce · April 10th, 2006, 10:16

Bjerke is a really good instructor - she may come across as "rude" or "arrogant" but she's really not.

UAL747400 · April 10th, 2006, 10:19

She's the best ground instructor I've had so far at least.

TXaviator · April 10th, 2006, 12:12

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Originally Posted by AngelFuree

I had Bjerke for 102. Not many complaints about her. I'm gonna take CFI with her this summer so I can stare at her ass instead of looking at the powerpoints.

good call.

Dj To Rule · April 10th, 2006, 12:34

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Originally Posted by JaceTheAce

Bjerke is a really good instructor - she may come across as "rude" or "arrogant" but she's really not.

Foxcow · April 12th, 2006, 17:38

Kitko. I learned a lot from that guy.

Screaming_Emu · April 12th, 2006, 17:42

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Originally Posted by Foxcow

Kitko. I learned a lot from that guy.

yup, really laid back too. He's got what a lot of instructors here dont, experience flying outside UND.

Blue Side Up · April 13th, 2006, 18:05

Thanks for all the help!!!

JaceTheAce · April 13th, 2006, 20:47

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Originally Posted by Blue Side Up

Thanks for all the help!!!

No prob.

roundout · April 14th, 2006, 23:06

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Originally Posted by Screaming_Emu

yup, really laid back too. He's got what a lot of instructors here dont, experience flying outside UND.

UND does not condone the employment of instructors who have flying experience outside UND.

-mgmt

Dugie8 · April 15th, 2006, 13:08

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Originally Posted by roundout

UND does not condone the employment of instructors who have flying experience outside UND.

-mgmt

oh bull#####. One of the best instructors UND ever had was from outside of UND, I learned a lot just being around the guy. The problem is UND takes care of its own, as it should be, and the hiring process is kept quiet. Unless you know to look at the jobs page, someone from bum fuch Cali wouldn't know UND is hiring instructors.

If you guys really think Bjerke knows her stuff, you are really out in left field, there is a reason she is teaching ground school and not flight.

I had Skrammy for 414, and the class was a cake walk, buddies had Lovelace, same story, the big diff, was that Skrammy taught more part 61 stuff, and Lovelace teaches more part 141 stuff. Kitko knows his stuff too, but I instructed with him, never took a class from him.

The key to getting through 414 easily is getting all of your lesson plans done in the first week and then just refining them as you come to them in class.

Foxcow · April 15th, 2006, 20:26

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Originally Posted by Dugie8

The key to getting through 414 easily is getting all of your lesson plans done in the first week and then just refining them as you come to them in class.

No one knows how to make a lesson plan in the first week of 414.

roundout · April 15th, 2006, 21:34

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Originally Posted by roundout

UND does not condone the employment of instructors who have flying experience outside UND.

-mgmt

forgot the

tag

Dugie8 · April 15th, 2006, 21:51

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Originally Posted by Foxcow

No one knows how to make a lesson plan in the first week of 414.

are you farking kidding me? Read ahead a bit, it's not rocket science.

Foxcow · April 16th, 2006, 11:58

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Originally Posted by Dugie8

are you farking kidding me? Read ahead a bit, it's not rocket science.

No its not rocket science but its not a cake walk either. You claim to have all your lesson plans by the first week?

saxman66 · April 19th, 2006, 21:27

I had Bjerke a couple years ago. I'll be nice....she tries hard. I woulda rather had Skrammy or Lovelace. I don't think I learned a whole lot in her class. But then, she's nice, and her tests weren't too hard as compared to Lovelace. Then again, its been a couple years so, maybe she's gotten better. She's teaching ground school because she wants to teach ground school, so hopefully as time goes, she'll be good. I just remember her being really boring and always, "stating the obvious."

tex

April 6th, 2006, 12:47	#1
Blue Side Up Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grand Forks, ND or CO Posts: 170	CFI Ground School Any suggestions on who to take CFI ground school with? Lovelace is filling up pretty fast and i don't know if i will be able to get in because i am a few lessons behind template. Bjerke and Skramstad still look wide open. any input would be helpful. Thanks.

April 9th, 2006, 11:09	#3
CAFFEINE Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, CA Posts: 662	I would disagree that Skramstad is the hardest, I think there is more work for Lovelace's class. I would try for Lovelace, Bjerke, Skramstad - in that order. __________________ Sleep is a poor substitute for coffee. Commercial Pilot ASMEL, IA CFI/CFII/MEI

April 10th, 2006, 10:16	#6
JaceTheAce Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 7,434	Bjerke is a really good instructor - she may come across as "rude" or "arrogant" but she's really not. __________________ "Time spent flying is not deducted from one's lifespan." Free The Grapes!

April 10th, 2006, 10:19	#7
UAL747400 Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Grand Forks, ND (UND)/ Davenport, IA Posts: 2,204	She's the best ground instructor I've had so far at least. __________________

April 12th, 2006, 17:38	#10
Foxcow Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,064	Kitko. I learned a lot from that guy. __________________ "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." George Orwell

April 6th, 2006, 13:23	#2
Joekster Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Grand Forks ND Posts: 101	Skramstad is by far the hardest of the three, I hear. But he'll make you a better instructor. My roomate took him and all their test questions were in essay format.

April 10th, 2006, 03:06	#4
Dj To Rule Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grand Forks, USA/Istanbul, Turkey/Girne, North Cyprus Posts: 551	Taking Bjerke, she's cool

April 10th, 2006, 03:19	#5
AngelFuree Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: G-Forks, ND/ NYC Posts: 3,222	I had Bjerke for 102. Not many complaints about her. I'm gonna take CFI with her this summer so I can stare at her ass instead of looking at the powerpoints.

April 13th, 2006, 18:05	#12
Blue Side Up Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grand Forks, ND or CO Posts: 170	Thanks for all the help!!!

April 19th, 2006, 21:27	#20
saxman66 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: JFK Posts: 217	I had Bjerke a couple years ago. I'll be nice....she tries hard. I woulda rather had Skrammy or Lovelace. I don't think I learned a whole lot in her class. But then, she's nice, and her tests weren't too hard as compared to Lovelace. Then again, its been a couple years so, maybe she's gotten better. She's teaching ground school because she wants to teach ground school, so hopefully as time goes, she'll be good. I just remember her being really boring and always, "stating the obvious." tex __________________ http://homepage.mac.com/christow

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