CFI vs. Sport-CFI

calberto

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I currently have 200 hours. I am going to be flying this summer as an instructor in a champ. Our flight school has a 172 also, but I'd have to finish up my commercial license also. Should I just focus on my sport-cfi for now so I can start flying asap? What are ya'll's opinions?
 
Congratulations! My flight school is probably 85-90% sport pilot/tailwheel training. We really hammer on that niche. Nice write up too; very helpful.
 
Took the written for the sport CFI rating,never took the flight test,as sport is not that popular in my area. If you have a customer base ,then go for it.
 
calberto said:
I currently have 200 hours. I am going to be flying this summer as an instructor in a champ. Our flight school has a 172 also, but I'd have to finish up my commercial license also. Should I just focus on my sport-cfi for now so I can start flying asap? What are ya'll's opinions?
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I'd get your full CFI.

You'll offer a far more valuable and requested product.
 
calberto said:
Congratulations! My flight school is probably 85-90% sport pilot/tailwheel training. We really hammer on that niche. Nice write up too; very helpful.
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Thanks! The regular CFI will open a lot more opportunities. If you can knock it out, it will be a lot more valuable.
 
If you get your CFI-SP, start instructing/building time/making money, and then get your commercial, is the CFI-A just an add-on rating?

That would seem to be a good route to me.
 
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Even if all you did was instruct in an LSA, having a regular CFI would allow your students to count the instruction towards a private certificate at some point in the future if they wish. Which, I would think, would make them less likely to look somewhere else.
 
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