By the way, I haven't taught much except for instrument since I started instructing. I've had a total of two primary students, and all of the rest being a mix of 90% instrument and 10% commercial. I had the choice of working a day shift with lots and lots of pattern flights, or a night shift with lots and lots of instrument approaches. I took the night shift, and I've been very happy with that choice.

No, I don't have a whole lot of experience with teaching landings and stalls and all of that, and frankly wouldn't know what to do with a new pre-private student right now. But what I do have a solid amount of experience doing is teaching instrument, and since the good majority of my flying these days is in the multi, I do a lot of night multi IFR instruction. A lot of IFR cross countries mixed in there in a variety of weather, too. It's been good experience I feel. On the other side of the coin, it's not easy. The students get burnt out really easy, and there isn't a whole lot of a feeling of accomplishment if they get their rating. And since most of my flying is done at standard rate with tight tolerances of what you can and can't do, I'm not very comfortable doing certain things that others might be. Cross controlled stalls and night VFR XCs freak me right out.

But honestly, if you are thinking of moving on beyond the CFI ranks, who is going to be more prepared for an interview? The guy flying slow flight and steep turns all day, or the guy teaching approaches all the time? I felt very at ease during my AirNet interview, mostly because of that teaching experience. Something to think about. I'd try to get a bunch of instrument students, but then again I'm biased.