Rant about sillying CFI rating and BFR

"Jim" wrote
You're right about the instruction required, and that part of it raised a
question in my mind at the time. I didn't pursue it any further. I'll tell
you something even funnier... I actually had a CFI argue with me telling me
that he thought he should be able to give HIMSELF a BFR!

And there was a time when he was right. The prohibition against
self-endorsements is a relatively recent thing.

Michael

Wow, I didn't know that. But neither did the fellow argueing with me.
--
Jim Burns III

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"Michael" wrote in message
om...
"Jim" wrote
You're right about the instruction required, and that part of it raised
a
question in my mind at the time. I didn't pursue it any further. I'll
tell
you something even funnier... I actually had a CFI argue with me telling
me
that he thought he should be able to give HIMSELF a BFR!

And there was a time when he was right. The prohibition against
self-endorsements is a relatively recent thing.

Michael

I thought any new rating counted in place of a formal BFR.

I use the Wings program. I attend many seminars get a form with sign off, then
fly with a CFI for 3 hours have him-her sign my log book and endorse it. Have
them sign the application/ form and send it to the FSDO, they will issue the
Pilot Proficient Award. This is my BFR.
Hank N1441P

Greg Esres wrote in message . ..
BFR requires an hour of "instruction" and FSDO

That's not required if you got a flight instructor renewal, which you
would have.

The CFI renewal only gets rid of the ground part of the BFR, you still
have to receive one hour of flight instruction.

The CFI renewal only gets rid of the ground part of the BFR, you
still have to receive one hour of flight instruction.

Oh, that's what I read your post to mean. But I see now you didn't
say that.

Anyway, I never thought of that objection, but I think technically,
they're right. I have to admire them for being real careful readers.
;-)

On 26 Nov 2003 09:55:22 -0700, Blanche
wrote:

I thought any new rating counted in place of a formal BFR.

It does. But instructor certificate and ratings, unlike pilot
certificates and ratings, don't.

Hey! Wait a minute! What rating did you just get?

Mark Kolber
APA/Denver, Colorado
www.midlifeflight.com
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Hey! Wait a minute! What rating did you just get?

Got My IFR ticket about a year ago.

Mark Kolber wrote:
On 26 Nov 2003 09:55:22 -0700, Blanche
wrote:

I thought any new rating counted in place of a formal BFR.

It does. But instructor certificate and ratings, unlike pilot
certificates and ratings, don't.

Hey! Wait a minute! What rating did you just get?

Mark Kolber
APA/Denver, Colorado
www.midlifeflight.com

None. Tradeoff between repairing/replacing the instruments and
the IFR rating.

Guess which won?