CFI's needed in Socal Area (KFUL)

[BRIGADEAVIATOR]

I'm just dropping a line that AFI at KFUL is looking for CFI's, a good portion of our staff has been hired by carriers, left aviation completely, or pursued other random aviation jobs. Having a CFII is preferred. Those who do apply i really hope you can pass a Private written exam, apparently a big portion of those who have so far applied couldn't even pass a private written!!! YIKES>

 

[BRIGADEAVIATOR]

sorry, website is:

www.flyafi.com

 

[unreal]

Well if I didn't already just get a job in AZ, I'd be VERY interested in working over at FUL. Ah well, good luck with finding some good candidates.

Btw, nice to see another ATC-CTIer over here.

 

[lowtimedriver]

Just would I want to do, instruct students about five miles away from the Mickey Mouse TFR area. I would be one up-tight CFI.

 

[BRIGADEAVIATOR]

LOL well i guess you won't be applying. Its only a problem if you are not talking to ATC, and you'd have to be blind to get in that one.

 

[lowtimedriver]

LOL well i guess you won't be applying. Its only a problem if you are not talking to ATC, and you'd have to be blind to get in that one.

Must be lots of blind pilots in D.C.

 

[unreal]

Just would I want to do, instruct students about five miles away from the Mickey Mouse TFR area. I would be one up-tight CFI.

If one TFR scares you, then you've got a thing or two coming to ya here in Socal. Frankly, the LA area scares the hell out of me when it comes to flying VFR, and I'm a CFI/CFII/MEI. There is a lot of airspace out here to accidentally run into if you're not familiar with the area.

 

[(o) (o)]

For those who are in the game, how is the job market these days for newly rated CFIs? Especially in socal?

 

[unreal]

For those who are in the game, how is the job market these days for newly rated CFIs? Especially in socal?

I've been noticing lately that there seems to be a good deal of CFI hiring, especially now that the summer has started. The regionals are apparently snatching up people left and right, so more and more openings are popping up.

I'm not too terribly up to speed on the Socal scene (my CFI job starting in August is in AZ), but I know that other than AFI from this thread, Alliance International Aviation (AIA) at KCNO is looking around. I've heard whispers about Sunrise Aviation at KSNA hiring too, but that's secondhand information.

All in all, right now seems to be a decent time to get in the CFI game, but that could just be my locale.

 

[(o) (o)]

Hey thanks for that.

 

[papanovember]

All the flight schools at SNA are currently hiring. Sunrise likes hiring people with tailwheel/aerobatic experience. Great jobs there and at OCFC if you don't mind hearing:

"Cessna 123 do you have the United 757 11 o'clock 1 mile in sight? Caution wake turbulence and caution jet blast from Alaska 737 holding short of 19R, make short approach runway 19L cleared for the option."

Fun teaching kids how to fly a "normal" pattern when you hear that each lap.

 

[lowtimedriver]

All the flight schools at SNA are currently hiring. Sunrise likes hiring people with tailwheel/aerobatic experience. Great jobs there and at OCFC if you don't mind hearing:

"Cessna 123 do you have the United 757 11 o'clock 1 mile in sight? Caution wake turbulence and caution jet blast from Alaska 737 holding short of 19R, make short approach runway 19L cleared for the option."

Fun teaching kids how to fly a "normal" pattern when you hear that each lap.

Not to mention the weird gusts that you get landing on 19L. There always seems to be interesting landings on that runway, not to mention when you occasionally get wake turb from 19R right about the time you get rotation speed on 19L.