I’m pretty much done with week one of standardization. I have a few days left in the week to complete some other things on my own. They would like me to sit in on a few flights, and they’re even going to PAY me to do it.
So far so good, I’m looking forward to getting through this quickly and getting students.
13 days after starting CFII training, I have completed it.
I took and passed my CFII checkride today with a score of 95/95. Which, as far as I’m concerned, is pretty freaking perfect.
I heard pretty much nothing but very good remarks about the oral and flight examination. I felt really good going into this checkride and all the hard work thus far has really paid off. I really couldn’t be happier at this time.
Up next for me is standardization Monday. That is about 3-4 weeks of review training to make sure I’m capable of teaching to the standards the school looks for. After that I will get some students, and start teaching! I’m looking forward to that part so much right now. To be able to take someone from nothing to a rated pilot!
This is where the real learning begins, and I’m looking forward to the challenge.
I GOTS A JOB YALL!
Today I finished the interview process and was offered the position of flight instructor.
I’m still in shock. Very excited, and happy and ready to start.
I start standardization on Monday, which is going to be awesome.
All I have to do is finish my CFII by Saturday, and I’m all set!
As of today, I'm a certified flight instructor!
WOW.
What a long time this has been coming. So much work and preparation has been put into this one day. I don't even feel completely comfortable with everything yet, and I'm still learning a lot every day.
For the first time in my life, I started something, and I finished it. I still have more work to do before I'm employed, but I'm a whole hell of a lot closer today.
I'm so incredibly ecstatic!
Posting here has really slowed down, I’m sure I’m writing to myself anymore these days. I guess the average number of readers for all the millions of blogs on the internet is like 2 per blog. So I’m not sure if that includes the author or not, but here’s hoping! (also- there are something like 40,000 new blogs per day)
I’m currently enrolled in single engine commercial add-on. I’ve finished flight instructor ground school with high marks. I studied very hard for those tests, and did very well. Which made me pretty happy. This course is very short, and I should have it completed by the end of the month. After that it’s right into flight instructor flying.
This includes a lot of studying, and a lot of research. I’m required to have a lesson made for almost everything that is a part of the private pilot practical test standards. Basically be able to teach anything that a new pilot would be required to learn if I was their instructor. This process is basically the consolidation, and summarization of a lot of material. This material is stretched across many different sources, and requires me to pick only the pertinent information for a time limited lesson. I’m excited for this though, as much work as it’s going to be. It will force me to learn in great detail everything there is to know about becoming a private pilot and commercial pilot. This will be an incredible boost to my base of knowledge, and respectively, my confidence as an instructor.
I’m excited to be nearly completed with this program. Through everything, all I have learned, I think I have grown as a person. I’m optimistic about my future, and look forward to the new upcoming challenges.