Originally Posted by
Jedimaster
When was this? I got my CFI, CFII and MEI in 1981, all by DE, never saw the FSDO get involved. Is this a new thing?
There were a few decades where the FAA almost exclusively administered the initial CFI, probably a quality control issue. Now there seems to be a rebound in DPE's authorized to give the initial CFI again....probably a human resource issue. Took mine in 1987 and didn't have a choice but to go with an FAA Inspector. It was about a 50% pass rate at the time. Perhaps someone with more insight can chime in.