Originally Posted by
Pilotpip
If it says pending, use pending for now. That was what the inspector I took my ride told me to do. Once you get your plastic cert. you'll know your number. Mine was the same as my commercial but my temporary had "pending" on it.
As some have already stated, you'll be amazed looking back after 200 hours how much you didn't know when you had your first student, then at 500 how much you didn't know at 200 and so on.
If you don't know, don't BS. Learn something yourself and find the right answer.
And last, but not least, remember that every time you sign somebody's logbook you're putting your certificate and your career on the line. Make sure your students are adequately prepared before they venture out on their own. Make them learn how to look outside, find their way without the GPS, etc.
I'm (finally) coming up on 200 dual given, and I think you put a similar post on my "I'm a CFI now!" thread I had after passing. You really couldnt have been more right. Coming up on 200, I realize I didnt really know how to put pilot talk into common language for new primary students when I first started. Now I've settled into a groove, and dont clutter their heads like I did in the beginning talking 100 miles an hour and trying to teach them everything in one lesson. You really will learn a lot from your students, I know I have already with plenty of work to go.
Now if I could only kick myself in the butt to get my CFI/MEI already and instruct something besides private.
