AOPA CFI Renewal
12-02-2011 | 09:39 AM
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I recently used the AOPA FIRC online. It was not bad but you can certainly see that Jeppesen needs to get with the program and update their stock photos! I have used Gleim in the past or just flown with a DPE. Content wise it isn't any different than the others. The cool part about Gleim is you don't have to put a "packet" together and mail it to AOPA, Gleim will do all the footwork. You just sit back and wait for your temp cert in the mail once you're finished. Just my two cents.
12-03-2011 | 08:23 AM
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I recently used the AOPA FIRC online. It was not bad but you can certainly see that Jeppesen needs to get with the program and update their stock photos! I have used Gleim in the past or just flown with a DPE. Content wise it isn't any different than the others. The cool part about Gleim is you don't have to put a "packet" together and mail it to AOPA, Gleim will do all the footwork. You just sit back and wait for your temp cert in the mail once you're finished. Just my two cents.
12-03-2011 | 09:35 AM
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I had the same issue the first time I did my renewal. The second time I renewed I was out of town and had to drive all over the place to find a Notary. I think they need to make a better effort to inform the users about the leg work required once the course is completed. The AOPA FIRC isn't bad. But they do have some bugs in the system, the quizzes for example will sometimes list the same question twice.
12-06-2011 | 07:38 PM
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i used AF in the past and had no problem. the most recent renewal was a problem. apparently their ACR (wheter he/she is new to the certification process, or not) is kinda
niave to the airman certification process. their latest mess-up in using their service in my re-certification was in depending on their ACR, and he/she screwed the pooch. due to that incompetence, i was forced to do a reinstantment ride with a DPE.
niave to the airman certification process. their latest mess-up in using their service in my re-certification was in depending on their ACR, and he/she screwed the pooch. due to that incompetence, i was forced to do a reinstantment ride with a DPE.
12-06-2011 | 07:58 PM
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That sucks, did they pay for it? I'm not gonna lie I wouldn't wanna go jump in a 172 and teach right now... And I wouldn't do it without a better refresher course. 121 will make you soft, I think I'm a much better pilot, but my teaching skills have plummeted. Much less take a ride again.
12-11-2011 | 01:39 PM
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