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I’ll be meeting with my first student in the next few days and have been going back and forth on this thought since I started my CFI training.

Did you tell your first that they were? If so, how do I build their confidence in me without tooting my own horn? I was thinking about just mentioning flight hours, 100% first time CR passes, etc.

I want them to trust me, so I’d hate to not tell them and then then figure it out some other way. But I also want them to not feel discouraged that their instructor has never done this before.

My fiance and I are looking for cheaper alternatives to the classic dinner and a movie date nights in or around town. The way everything’s going up in price, it’s just not as feasible recently. Any good date night ideas in town meeting these criteria? Thanks in advance!

I am beginning my first job as a flight instructor next month, as well as my second to last semester of college. What’re yall doing on the side to help make ends meet? Preferably an extra $150-$250 a week

Looking for something relatively flexible as well

Hey all!

I’ve recently completed PPL-CFI and am about to start my Multi add on in about a week. I’ve been in the same airplane (DA40) for just about all of my single engine stuff and will be doing multi in a PA44. I would like to spend the next week doing as much front-loading as I can since it is a relatively quick syllabus and I don’t want to fall behind.

In your experience, what is the best way to learn a new airplane? Mostly thinking about the new cockpit layout, systems, perf and lim, etc.

I’ve started slowly walking through the checklist while pointing to a cockpit poster, reading through the AFM, and downloaded the Seminole system app.

Any other tips/tricks that worked for you?

Hey all!

I recently passed my CFI initial and have begun to work on my CFII. While working through the Shepard Air for FII, I’ve thought thinking about doing IGI on/around the same time since I’ve been hearing that they’re basically the same tests.

I know it’s required for Gold Seal, so I don’t see a whole lot of downsides besides the ≈$250 I’d spend between the test and the DPE fee.

I also know it looks better on a resume, but I already have a CFI job lined up. So that part I’m not as worried about as of now.

Has anyone here done it this way?

Has having these certificates been beneficial in any way?

Recently accepted a job at a 141 university program (the same one I trained/ am training at) and wanted some advice from anyone that’s used a 141 TCO or something similar.

Topics are sometimes mentioned in more than one ground lesson. For example “airspace” is listed in 2-3 of the grounds, not counting stage checks. How do you approach this? Just teach it the first time and quiz them on it subsequent times? Briefly introduce and then go more in depth in later lessons?

Also the amount of info per lesson is sometimes astounding. One lesson has W&B, aerodynamics, systems and malfunctions, regs, and a mess of other stuff as well. It seems like that may be overkill with a brand new private student for one lesson. Any advice or tips on this either?

TIA and happy flying!

Yesterday I passed my CFI initial! Just wanted to thank this community for being so helpful. Any tips before I start my first job this fall?