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Thanks to everyone in the group for their sincere replies to this.
From the posts in this thread, I have considered two options I didn't think of befo 1.) Just fly VFR only (as I did before I got my rating), until I plan a trip where I want the option if flying in IMC, and do an IPC with a CFII to prepare for it 2.) Become an instrument instructor Though my current budget doesn't really have room for it, I like (2) best. I asked my instructor about this, and he thinks I should do it. What he recommended that surprised me, however, was to do the instrument-instructor first, since he says it's easier than getting the CFI. What's up with that?? "Marty Ross" wrote in message et... "Infrequent flying & IFR currency" - sounds like an oxymoron, I know. I'm limiting my flying now due to lack of income (anyone have work for a software developer?), yet would like to try to maintain my (recently acquired) IFR currency. I guess my best bet is to beg/borrow/steal/hire a safety pilot and shoot an approach or two (plus the other stuff) every month, in addition to practice in my home simulator, but I'm wondering what other wisdom/ideas I'll find out there amongst y'all in the newsgroup. Any tips, recommendations for keeping IFR currency as a non-owner on a budget? |
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"Marty Ross" wrote
Though my current budget doesn't really have room for it, I like (2) best. I asked my instructor about this, and he thinks I should do it. What he recommended that surprised me, however, was to do the instrument-instructor first, since he says it's easier than getting the CFI. What's up with that?? Again, improper use of terminology rears its ugly head. First...no such thing as a CFI, we're just Flight Instructors now. Second...."airplane-single engine" and "instrument airplane" are ratings on a Flight Instructor Certificate. Third....He should have said.."Get your Flight Instructor Certificate with an Instrument Airplane rating before you get the Airplane Single-Engine rating. Forth....Yes, you can be qualified to teach instrument flying without being qualified to teach private or commercial students. Bob Moore Flight Instructor, ASE-IA |
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"Marty Ross" wrote in
et: Interesting... There's no such thing as "CFI" or "CFII" anymore?? I guess I'll look into the curricula for all of these -- the "Flight Instructor" certificate, and the "Instrument Airplane" and "Airplane Single Engine" variants, as I understand you to be saying. Seems strange (to me) that it would be easier to get the rating to teach instrument flying than to teach private or commercial students. Why? Presumably an instrument student is already competent to fly the airplane, so you don't have to teach him to do that, just to fly instruments. |
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