Originally Posted by wingtipwalker

The main challenge with the 1500 hour rule is the Ponzi scheme it sets up. So you're a freshly minted CFI with ~300 hours and ~200 hours dual recieved. To get to 1500 hours you need to give 6 additional students 200 hours dual instruction. Those 6 students each need 6 students, who need 6 students, who need 6 students.....20 cadets in an airline pathway program need 120 cadets to teach as instructors, and those 120 need 720, those 720 need 4,320... ad infinitum