Originally Posted by
MercuryBirdman
Thanks. I have over 4,900 hours as a Flight Engineer in the Navy in a Boeing 707 variant with CFM engines. I imagine that would help?
Your FE exposure to piloting can't hurt, just make sure you have part 61 and part 91 down cold and an excellent familiarity with part 121. It sounds like the CFI ticket would be easy for you given your experience, why not just dive in and get it?