Originally Posted by
resetjet
I did a BFR for a student who subsequently busted a TFR. Let's just say the FSDO was not happy. Luckily for me I had printed out a list of topics to cover as part of the ground portion as per the current FAA requirements. The student and I went over all of these topics and BOTH signed off saying we had done so. The FSDO was all over my a$$ until I faxed them a copy. I know there are plenty of CFI's out there who think once a student has a ticket all responsibility is passed on. This is not the case and they WILL make you take a ride or pursue certificate action if they deem it necessary. KEEP YOUR RECORDS!!!!
There's a difference...
With a BFR or IPC, you the CFI are the last person to touch the student...if they screw up, the feds will likely have questions.
With any other certificate or rating, the examiner, not the CFI, has the final check and will bear the brunt of the responsibility. As long as the training you gave pre-8710 was complete and fully documemented, you should be OK. For this reason I log the required training verbatim, right out of the FARs. Not for every lesson, but near the end during checkride prep...that way some lawyer can't twist the meaning. There was a famous case where the instructor logged "stalls"...the ambulance chaser convinced a jury that the instructor taught the student to stall, but never taught him to recover!
The most dangerous financial move a CFI can make is to give an IPC...IFR operations are statistically highly lethal to private pilots and if you were the last guy to touch him, you're probably on the hook regardless of what you documented. Death or serious injury means somebody HAS to be to blame.