BTIZ wrote:
before the Instrument rating was mandatory for CFI...
IIRC... a CFI without an instrument rating could not take his student more
than 50nm from home..
made it sort of difficult to instruct cross country

If you re-position enough times, you can call just about anything a XC!
(Just kidding, couldn't resist, see previous thread on this)

OT: I just realized that being a Dad is like being a CFI. You help guide
the 'student' to make the correct decisions and let them experience just
enough without hurting themselves.

Hilton