$224 in a day for a cfi

[Lil Jon]

how's that? wish it could happen more!

 

[Ralgha]

Charge from "hi to bye" and command a real rate. It is possible, but it takes effort.

 

[uwochris]

That's more than I have made in the past 1.5 months

 

[Ralgha]

25 bucks an hour is not a real rate.

 

[c208fr8dawg]

i made $25/hr teaching, $65/hr for the plane. It is possible to somewhat live as Cfi the key is not to work for one of thoose flight schools that charges students $40-$60 an hour for the cfi the gives you the leftover crumbs after they take the majority of it.

 

[HMR]

how's that? wish it could happen more!

Good Work! It used to take me 2.5 HOURS to make that much when I instucted in the BE20.

 

[hindsight2020]

I Agree with C208. Plus consider salaried CFi's....your compensation is independent of hours flown, so in a bad month your nominal compensation per flight hour could be twice of $25/hr easy. (Example: $1600/mo at a university...you flew 70 hours...$1600...you flew 20 hours..still $1600. ). Granted, salaried cfi positions are the minority , but like C208 said, don't take the 10 bucks/pop gig with 40 billable hour a month availability. We know those don't command that kind of money...

 

[Flyin Tony]

CFI's only get 20$ an hour where im going to cfi at

 

[c208fr8dawg]

thats ok theres one place in dallas that pays theirs around $10 or $11/hr....what a joke!

 

[Lil Jon]

yea $10 is a joke, my first cfi job was $7 but i guess i was gettin college credit for it too. i'm in the process of trying to get a raise.....we'll see

 

[ShyFlyGuy]

I worked in California and stayed super-busy at $40/hr for primary and $45 for advanced flight instruction. Then, on the side, I flew a v-tail Bonanza for a doctor at $350/day, long or short. There were several times I nearly had a $1000 day! There were several of us who would compete for that title.If you're a horrible flight instructor and you paid nothing for your ratings, charge $7/hr... It's the minimum wage. If you paid for your ratings, and you're still horrible, charge $15/hr. If you're decient, you're WORTH no less than $25. If you're good at what you do and you have some experience to back it up, you should be charging $30-35/hr. If you're an experienced flight instructor, efficient, and classy, your range is from $35-50/hr.

If you're booked at 8:00 with the guy, have a plan (ie. lesson plan), get down to business, use every minute to teach, and charge from 8:00 until you shake his hand good-bye. Don't milk the student, but don't give the milk away for free.

Good luck,

Shy

 

[ShyFlyGuy]

yea $10 is a joke, my first cfi job was $7 but i guess i was gettin college credit for it too. i'm in the process of trying to get a raise.....we'll see

Jon,

If you dress, talk, and act like Lil' Jon, then you deserve the $7/hr... but I doubt you do. Dress like a professional, act like a professional, and you'll get paid like a professional. Try being an independant CFI, you'll have to work harder at getting your client-base built, but it will be worth it.

Shy

 

[Lil Jon]

Jon,

If you dress, talk, and act like Lil' Jon, then you deserve the $7/hr... but I doubt you do. Dress like a professional, act like a professional, and you'll get paid like a professional. Try being an independant CFI, you'll have to work harder at getting your client-base built, but it will be worth it.

Shy

can't say i haven't dressed like him on occasion! i've thought about flying somewhere and pulling up to the ramp with my wig and platinum grill YEEEAAAAHHHHH!!! anyways, when i started i was just happy to be flying for some money, not to mention it was 3x my last wage. now that i've brought my school from one student up to 16+ of my own i'm wanting a raise. i think i deserve it. wish me luck

 

[cart]

Right on the money Capt. Shy. BZ! Now, why aren't you in the 340 books putting out them fires?

 

[Lil Jon]

If you're good at what you do and you have some experience to back it up, you should be charging $30-35/hr. If you're an experienced flight instructor, efficient, and classy, your range is from $35-50/hr.


Shy

100% pass rate. what would you consider experienced? i'd like 35-50/hr

 

[ShyFlyGuy]

...now that i've brought my school from one student up to 16+ of my own i'm wanting a raise. i think i deserve it. wish me luck

Jon,

Excellent work! If they don't give it to you, shop around for an aircraft to instruct out of and inform your students that you're leaving for across the field. If only three of them follow you, you'll be well ahead. Good work, looks like you're doing something right, for sure.

Shy

 

[JediNein]

If you're experienced, classy, or specialized, the range is $50 to $100 per hour. Specialized and experienced? I've seen CFIs charging and getting $250 an hour (C414, C421, BE20, hush-hush stuff).

$224 is what you should be getting in a morning.

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein

 

[HMR]

I've seen CFIs charging and getting $250 an hour (C414, C421, BE20, hush-hush stuff).

Uh... does that come with a back rub?

I didn't realize I was such a bottom feeder only charging $100/hr.

 

[English]

If you teach in light jets, the going rate around here is a flat $500 per day. You only end up in the airplane a couple of hours, plus a couple of hours preflighting, learning the FMS, etc. So, 5 hours for $500...not too bad.

 

[ShyFlyGuy]

Right on the money Capt. Shy. BZ! Now, why aren't you in the 340 books putting out them fires?

It was just a break, sir. I'm returning to those books right now! Seriously, cart, thanks for everything. You can be my CA anytime... until I upgrade.

Shy

 

[tathepilot]

If you are a professional, charge like a professional. When I do teach, I don't charge less than 40. an hour.

 

[Lil Jon]

ok, it would be nice to instruct in jets.....it would be nice to have ever flown one....but i instruct in things between 125 and 230 ponies and have only given just over 300 dual. so what's a good rate for that?

 

[ShyFlyGuy]

ok, it would be nice to instruct in jets.....it would be nice to have ever flown one....but i instruct in things between 125 and 230 ponies and have only given just over 300 dual. so what's a good rate for that?

Jon,

You can look at it one way or the other. Some would measure your experience by hours flown or by recomendations. It sounds to me like you've got a pretty good thing going wherever you are, so despite your low dual-given hours (yeah, it's pretty low), you should be charging the local rate plus $5-$15. It truly is a supply/demand equation. If you're keeping really busy, you might bump your rates up by $5 or $10 dollars. If you're employed by a flight school and go independant, this could equate to a 50-100% raise. So, if you're in an area that has an average rate that FBOs in the area are charging of $30/hr... as an independent CFI, you should be charging $35-$50/hr. $35 if you're not too busy, and $50 if you're really busy. Make sense?

Give yourself at least a $5/hr raise every 500 hours dual-given you've got. Also consider starting a website with lesson plans and other good information on it... if you're internet savvy.

Good luck,

Shy