Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Any CFI checkride could be your initial. The initial is whichever CFI ride you do first. Most do CFI-A, some do CFII or MEI.
Once your initial is done, subsequent rides don't have to cover FOI (although the examiner could in theory get into those).
I guess I should have mentioned that I just completed my CFI initial checkride last week. I am just trying to feel out what I could expect from the CFII checkride as far as duration of the oral portion, FOI, etc.