I just completed 7 days of intensive ground training with CFI Bootcamp to learn how to teach the massive amount of material required to pass the CFI practical test. While exhausting, I feel well prepared for this part of the practical and strongly recommend Mike Shiflett / CFI Bootcamp.
CFI Bootcamp is not a "diploma mill". Mike's oft-stated goal is to make you a competent instructor with an eye to the eventual checkride. This approach pays off. During the week I was there, three students took the practical and all three passed.
The CFI Bootcamp maneuvers lesson plans, regulation overviews, endorsements guides and FOI materials are understandable and professional. They have curated FAA documents and publications, from handbooks to relevant AC's and legal opinions, into one place.
Beyond that Mike provided important "inside baseball" on how the industry works, how to set student expectations while keeping them motivated and how to practically run the small business called being a CFI.
Bottom line: Getting this rating is hard work, but CFI Bootcamp made it a better experience and, I believe, increased my odds of a first time pass. read more