Originally Posted by
stinkbug
I’m thinking about dusting off my CFI certificate (still current, but haven’t actively instructed since 1999) and teaching my son, probably just thru his private. I’m interested in hearing from those of you who have done this, particularly those who did so after a long hiatus from instructing. How did you prepare? Would you do it again?
My dad tought me how to fly through the private. There was a little but if added stress, but overall it was an ok experience. He was a little harder on me than other students, I guess that could be a positive and a negative. It was nice having someone to talk to and answer questions, basically 24/7 access to a ground instructor. The only negative was that all the paying customers came first, so by the time we got to my lesson he was tired, work out, and irritable ... and occasionally would fall asleep during cross countries.