Originally Posted by
HuggyU2
Bottom line: if you are a military IP, and you don't pony up the $50 for the Sheppard Air prep, and the $150 test fee to get the FAA instructor ratings you can, you are passing up a rare opportunity, and making a mistake.
Huggy, I would normally agree with with this logic.
But with the 24-month renewal on the CFI cert, it's not as much of a no-brainer as getting your SEL or MEL right out of UPT. Unless I'm planning on moonlighting as a CFI while still flying in the military, is there an advantage to running out and adding this cert? Since there appears to be no time constraint when my last military IP flight, I can wait until I would actually need it. Or I can get it right now just for the sake of holding it, then pay to renew it every 2 years.
Am I missing something here?