Originally Posted by
ERAUdude
I say no more than 4 because the CFI's upgrade to MEI after 250 hours dual given in the single engine, airplane time only. Since we're now a 141 school, we can use sims more often. My instructor was hired in August, fresh out of graduating Riddle, he only has 75 hours of dual given. I think 250 will take a little time to accomplish.
What do you mean by "now a 141 school"? Did Riddle loose their 141 status at some point.
Sim time counts for nothing except sim time...so don’t log it as total time.
Personally, I would recommend doing your CFI somewhere other than Riddle. A 141 instructor course is way too long and of course they manage to Riddle-ize it. Find a flight school that you might like to teach at and do your CFI there. That way you get your foot in the door and now you’re a known quantity to them.
Not to mention the fact that the commuter mins are going to stay low for the next few years. So those bridge programs are pretty much worthless for now.
I got my MEI in less than 1 week. MEI is possibly the easiest checkride you'll ever take.
I still think a 250-500 hr pilot has no business flying a passenger airplane