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jts47bell
23rd Oct 2012, 18:53
I am a retired career helicopter Instructor, and am curious to find out if I may hold a record of some sort, with the number of initial CFI candidates I have endorsed. I would also be curious to know if my pass rate for initial CFI's, might be a record. This survy would be for my own information only.

Question's
1. How many initial CFI's have you endorsed for the pratical test?
2. What is your first time pass rate?
3. Number of passes in a row ?

Thank you for the help.

B2N2
24th Oct 2012, 13:13
Fixed wing here:

1. About 25
2. 66% 2 out of 3
3. 4

Pass rate is a bit of a flawed concept as there is very little consistency between FSDO's and DPE's across the land.
Some very well known flight schools crank out CFI's like fortune cookies and its a thorn in the FAA's side as they purely train to (low) DPE standards.

Have you put in a request with the FAA for that information?
BTW I used to know a fixed wing instructor with 52,000 hrs dual given, he hadn't had an instrument student fail since like 1974 or something.

jts47bell
25th Oct 2012, 03:56
Thank you for the reply, I have asked the FAA at all levels, but could not get an answer. Thanks again.