Can a Riddle instructor explain...
...how the Seminole upgrade works? I heard that a non-MEI basically need not spend a dime for the rating as long as he/she is a full time instructor.
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Originally Posted by Uncle Bose
...how the Seminole upgrade works? I heard that a non-MEI basically need not spend a dime for the rating as long as he/she is a full time instructor.
I never got my MEI when I worked there because the line to get into the Seminole was so long, I never planned to instruct in the multi from day one. I spent nearly 18 months there before leaving and if I had stayed literally another month, I would have been going to multi upgrade. After Sept 11th, lots of people who had the plugs pulled on their sim training with airlines were given their CFI jobs and seniority number back at Riddle and since most, if not all of them were multi upgraded, that put a big wrench in the works (since the rich got richer and single engine pukes continued to wait for their multi upgrade for who knows how much longer). I wound up splitting 100 hours of multi time with a friend of mine, who was an MEI, and we flew around the southeast during our spare time. Took about 6 months to log 100 hours. Of course, this was before Sept 11th and I pretty much wasted $6,000 on multi time because the Air Force couldn't have cared less about 100 hours of light twin time when I applied. |
Originally Posted by Uncle Bose
...how the Seminole upgrade works? I heard that a non-MEI basically need not spend a dime for the rating as long as he/she is a full time instructor.
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Thanks...could you indulge me with a few more answers?
What is the average time to upgrade, provided a candidate meets all the requirements? In other words, how long is a newly-minted MEI just sitting on that rating? Also, is there any priority given to those who got their MEI in a Seminole? Just wondering...I graduated a year ago and moved away, but have been considering moving back to instruct there. One thing I remember from CFI watercooler talk there is how fast multi time builds up once an MEI is upgraded. Is that expected to change with the new sim-heavy 142 program? |
Originally Posted by Uncle Bose
Thanks...could you indulge me with a few more answers?
What is the average time to upgrade, provided a candidate meets all the requirements?
Originally Posted by Uncle Bose
Also, is there any priority given to those who got their MEI in a Seminole?
Originally Posted by Uncle Bose
Just wondering...I graduated a year ago and moved away, but have been considering moving back to instruct there. One thing I remember from CFI watercooler talk there is how fast multi time builds up once an MEI is upgraded. Is that expected to change with the new sim-heavy 142 program?
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