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Siddharth Srinivasan, First Officer Colgan Air

by December 18, 2009 » Add more comments.
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Dear Prince, I received the best training and support from you in my aviation career. I remember walking into your office on my first day without much of an idea of how this was going to go. I had left my family several thousands of miles away, left a career to start a new one [...]

What is an Accelerated CFI Training Course

by December 17, 2009 » Add the first comment.

The Accelerated CFI Training Course is a fast paced flight and ground training program where both the applicant and the assigned Flight Instructor dedicate their full time towards one common goal: preparing the CFI applicant to achieve the required aeronautical experience and knowledge levels prescribed within the FARs and the CFI Practical Test Standards (PTS), [...]

12 Most Common Mistakes on FAA 8710 form

by December 14, 2009 » Add the first comment.

Now is the time to finally go for your check-ride and you, along with your CFI, go over the checklist in the PTS and one of the requirements is a completed 8710-1 form.  Although there is an explanation on what to put in each block, there is sometimes confusion and some how applications still get [...]

Spin Training for CFI applicants

by December 11, 2009 » Add the first comment.

If you are working towards getting your Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate, one of the requirements to be eligible is to have received and logged training time, in-flight, on stall / spin awareness, spin recognition, spin entry and spin recovery techniques. Refer 14 CFR 61.183(i). This training time has to be logged, and a logbook [...]

CFI Course Training Equipment

by December 3, 2009 » Add the first comment.

When you are enrolled with CFI Academy for the CFI Training Course (CFI initial), and are working towards getting your FAA Flight Instructor (initial) Certificate, you will need at least the following items, for your training and for your FAA CFI Checkride: Practical Test Standards (PTS) Even though your CFI Checkride will be conducted in [...]

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