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"Robert M. Gary" wrote:

On Feb 17, 5:34 am, "Denny" wrote:

In any case, if the CFI tells me he wants to see single engine cuts at
50 feet, he will remain unemployed by me...

In a SE plane. Why?

BTW: The FAA has said a number of times that they want to change the
requirements of the BFR to be more like the IPC. They want to add a
section to the PTS for each rating and require the pilot to meet the
table of requirement that will be in the PTS for the rating they hold.
AOPA has argued that CFIs are doing a good job today of making BFRs
"personal" to the pilot. If too many CFIs abuse this, the FAA will get
its way pretty quick.


-Robert

The question of what a BFR should be has troubled me from the day I got my
CFI. I don't give "easy" BFRs, and I do try to customize the review to the
certificates and flying habits of the pilot in question. I fundamentally
only have one requirement -- that I can go home that night and get a good
night's sleep without worrying about my signature being in somebody's
logbook.

I'm up-front about that with the people who come to me. Anybody who feels
I'm exceeding the bounds of my authority is free to go fly with another
CFI. That's the great thing about a free-market economy.

I do all of my instructing with a flying club which has its own rules about
recurrent training (stiffer than the FAA). In a way, this gives me more
freedom. People almost never come to me just to do a BFR; it's always "A
BFR and a club annual checkout". If pushed, I can legitimately say that
the extra stuff I'm insisting on is mandated by the club.