RST Engineering wrote:
And I'm not sure who you are talking to without at least a word or two of
the prior message.

The claim was that you could be a CFI-A w/o an instrument rating on
your commercial pilot certificate. That is not the case. There used to
be an instructor rating that did not require an instrument rating but I
believe 1973 was the last year you could still exercise that rating (it
was actually a rating that went on your pilot certificate).
Today, all CFI-A are instrument rated on their pilot certificates. If
someone believes there is a CFI-A out there w/o an instrument rating I
would challenge them to
1) Post that person's certificate here from the FAA registry showing a
CFI-A certicicate w/o an instrument rating on their pilot certificate
or
2) Post the name of the FSDO that is issuing CFI-A tickets to pilots
w/o requiring instrument ratings on their commercial pilot
certificates.

We can figure this out pretty quick. If those that claim you can be a
CFI in an airplane w/o an instrument rating would just show ONE CFI-A
w/o an instrument rating.

-Robert