CFI-A and CFI-I training, where?

[TheGolfPilot]

I have decided I want to become a CFI, I am willing to do a 15-30 day ish course either in the SF Bay Area, Scottsdale, or Tacoma, WA area (All places I have residences). I have asked all the recently CFI'ed people I know where they went and none had raving reviews.
Thought it would be worth the few minutes to ask what anyone on here has done. Thoughts?

 

[Sam D]

I read this write-up a while back and seemed to recall the new-CFI liked his experience.

 

[Kritchlow]

CFI is not a spoon fed certificate. IMO the instructor is there to critique your instruction, but even more importantly to make sure you don't ball it up with a right seat landing.
Right seat landings become second nature (can't really tell the difference now), but initially can be a real challenge.

 

[Clip4]

I have decided I want to become a CFI, I am willing to do a 15-30 day ish course either in the SF Bay Area, Scottsdale, or Tacoma, WA area (All places I have residences). I have asked all the recently CFI'ed people I know where they went and none had raving reviews.
Thought it would be worth the few minutes to ask what anyone on here has done. Thoughts?

You do know the CFI certificate is 10% flying and 90% knowledge?

 

[James331]

CFI is not a spoon fed certificate. IMO the instructor is there to critique your instruction, but even more importantly to make sure you don't ball it up with a right seat landing.
Right seat landings become second nature (can't really tell the difference now), but initially can be a real challenge.

That.

 

[denverpilot]

Right seat landings become second nature (can't really tell the difference now), but initially can be a real challenge.

My instructor says he sees about a 50/50 split in folks who can switch seats and not really seem to have much trouble transitioning, and those who need some workouts in the "wrong" seat before they feel comfortable.

I had zero trouble switching seats in the twin. My concern (and why I'm not out practicing without him yet) is that I have hundreds of hours in my own airplane I'll use for the SE add-on, and it's more likely than less likely that I'll have some sight picture problems in the single.

Once I know for sure it's either going to require work, or not, then I can plan to practice without him on the landings and what not.

Steep turns and other maneuvers where you've built a sight picture can also be problematic with side by side seating aircraft where your parallax is going to make it feel awkward/backward/wrong angles.

 

[jordane93]

After about a couple hundred hours of dual given I was pretty comfortable switching between seats