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Originally Posted by themagicman00
I did my CFI through the MCI. Took the test without an endorsement and used the Sheppard Air guide to MCI. Made my appointment with the local FSDO letting them know I was going for the MCI. They looked at my DD214 (T34C flight instructor) and gave me a temporary certificate all in 30mins.
Substitute C-130 for T-34, and this was my same experience. Took the test, made a FSDO appointment, took them all the paperwork they said to bring, plus test results, paper temp certificate 20 minutes later. The most painful part of the experience was the 3-hour roundrip drive to the FSDO in Scottsdale.
As far as I remember, no special coordination or permission was required to take the test up front.
Sheppard Air MCI process = HIGHLY recommended!