Flight Instructing and wants to go Regional

[Superpilot92]

I will continue instructing as long as it takes. I will admit i am anxious. Now is a good time for someone like myself to be looking for a job i think. Its all about the seniority number as they say. My twin time is going up everyday. I have mostly multi students right now, so i cant complain. As you said everyone at the point that i am at i am just excited about the opportunities that are going to soon be available. And the name Superpilot was just a sarcastic name i thought up. I thought it would be good at the time when i joined on flightinfo.

 

[Sphrynxlla]

Superpilot92,

If you don't want other pilots putting you down, then don't whine about how "burned out" you are on instructing. I'll be honest, I don't a guy with your time as my FO. You just don't have enough experience. You can only have so many landings, approaches to mins, emergencies, etc. in 750 hours. If you want some advice, get a little more time under your belt. I quess if your lucky enough to get a job with your time, take it. Just don't tell the captains your flying with how you "paid you dues". Cause you haven't.

Maybe thats true for some. But I think quality of time heavily outways quantity of time. If you spend 2000 hours of your flight time sitting right seat in a 152 doing laps around the pattern with private students, in my opinion, the same person who has 750 hours of IFR/ Multi engine/ atp instruction will be a much better pilot and much more suited towards airline/jet flying. I know super doesnt have much time (not enough to complain) but i think there are 600 hour pilots who could fly circles around 1200 pilots IF they have the right kind of time. ( Multi Engine, X country, Instrument instruction)

And as far as decision making abilities in the air and S.A.... That can vary from person to person so much, I dont feel like I can say that all 600 hour pilots are not ready for XJet, b/c I think a lot of 1500 pilots are not ready either.
just a thought.
SMACKTARD

 

[Superpilot92]

Sphrynxlla made a good point. You see almost all the students i deal with are Instrument and Multi students. I am somewhat senior at my flight school so fortunatly for me i get the students that help me learn while i instruct. Most of my dual given is instrument time. Being here in texas i get alot of ifr time and i go up in actual every time i can. I just try to learn and better myself as best as possible while i am instructing so that if given a chance to go to a regional i will be that much better off.

 

[Smacktard]

I dont feel like I can say that all 600 hour pilots are not ready for XJet, b/c I think a lot of 1500 pilots are not ready either.
just a thought. SMACKTARD

Come on strawberry flavored sphrynxlla, don't knock me cause you were one of 'the kids', and any way, so what if you were 50 feet over the deck with guns tracking you in the middle of the ocean, that's nothing compared to straight and level with 50 people sitting in a little can with windows so low they can't see the sky. Dec 20 ehh?

 

[svcta]

I think most of you are a little off base here. The comments are not without their validity, but you've overlooked what SUPER is after here. Why don't we all can the "wayward sheep" talk here and help the guy do what EVERY ONE OF US was trying to do at 750 hours: Get out of flight instructing. He's not asking to prance into the jet job you all insist that he's after. SUPER: PM me, I may(repeat: may) have a lead on a decent 135 job flying twins. VFR mins are acceptable.

Now, was that so hard.

 

[svcta]

HOWEVER, if this works out for you you've got to buy me one of those belts made like an airline seatbelt. Have you guys seen the ads on here for them? Those things are hot!

 

[Sphrynxlla]

yes smacktard dec 20th: ) no more flying 50 ft off the ocean at 300kts for me

now i fly straight and level in an rj looking forward to it

 

[UnstableAviator]

Superpilot92, I think you are on the right track. You have huge advantage over a guy like me because you are already very familiar with the ERJ systems, Xjet operations, and even daily line operations at any airline due to your jumpseating. You have multi studens, you're building instrument time and experience, and you know where you wanna go.

The only instructing for personal growth as a pilot is actual IFR, preferably in a twin. Doing steep turns, slow flight, and pattern work, while perhaps increasing my knowledge of aerodynamics and common student errors, won't enable me to be prepared for FO duties at any regional.

Take pride in your work, and pray to god you don't get any initial CFI students during your instructing career.

 

[wahoo250]

you'll be behind the aircraft for the first 50-75 hours. keep your fingers crossed nothing happens within that time. its very different flying than flight instructing. they do a very good job at training down there but a little bit of experience at a time is better than an overload at one time. youll probably be more prepared by doing other things than flight instructing. dont be in a rush to get to an airline, there are a ton of other jobs out there that may offer you a better career. at least for the time being. its all about networking. you may need a few more hours for anything other than a regional or flying freight however.

 

[JetMonkey]

Superpilot, I was you several years ago, anxious and fully focused on what lies ahead of you. Nobody could stop me from reaching my goal I knew it was just a matter of time. I instructed, went to XJT and now moved on. My point is now that I'm where I wanted to be all that time I find myself looking back and reminising and realizing that ALL my flying was an enjoyable experience. Believe it or not even now with flying heavy iron in busy airports/hard ifr ect.. I sometimes miss those "low and slow" days. I admire your determination but don't feel down about your current posistion. As one old flyer once put it, enjoy the road to your destination. You'll get there.

 

[movingviolation]

I originally posted this in the hopes that i could get some adviceon places to look at getting a 135 job at or any of you guys could tell me what you all did after flight instructing? I would love to get a job with some 135 outfit to build experiance. I am just trying to work hard and enjoy flying.

Why do you think they have those minimums? I've taken a few CFI's from our company's flight school allong with me on my run, and it's amazing how quick they can get behind something as slow as a 310. You need that time to be able to be safe flying down to mins, at night, with ice.... it's tough. I thought I was ready at 750 hrs, I thought I could fly anything. Now with over 3x that I know how wrong I was. I am still learning things, I still evaluate my ILS after I'm on the ground and try to figure out how I could make it better.

Goodluck, keep working and you'll get there, just takes time.....

BTW If your bored teaching private pilots go out and teach aerobatics or upset training. That's what I did, and it's a LOT of fun. Not to mention with all the taildrager time you'll pick up, if the airlines ever go back to DC-3's you will be qualified heh.

Paul

 

[xanderman]

Superpilot, I was you several years ago, anxious and fully focused on what lies ahead of you. Nobody could stop me from reaching my goal I knew it was just a matter of time. I instructed, went to XJT and now moved on. My point is now that I'm where I wanted to be all that time I find myself looking back and reminising and realizing that ALL my flying was an enjoyable experience. Believe it or not even now with flying heavy iron in busy airports/hard ifr ect.. I sometimes miss those "low and slow" days. I admire your determination but don't feel down about your current posistion. As one old flyer once put it, enjoy the road to your destination. You'll get there.

Very true. I, too, was in a real hurry. I am glad that I am where I am today but Monkey is right, I missed the fun of getting here. I look to the sky these days and long to fly the C-150 again! Talk about cool. Low, slow, go where you want! I really miss it. Maybe I should get checked out somewhere one of these days...

Super keep your chin up. You'll get here and then you'll wish you had more time to do the flying you do now.

Andy

 

[Superpilot92]

I appreciate all yalls advice. It is fun to jump in the semen hole and go out and do a long IFR X-country somewhere for dinner at hooters or something with a student. We usually run up to addison and hit up the hooters near there.

 

[NJA Capt]

Doing steep turns, slow flight, and pattern work, while perhaps increasing my knowledge of aerodynamics and common student errors, won't enable me to be prepared for FO duties at any regional.

I hate to break it to you, but, when you get in the RJ sim you'll be doing stalls and pattern work.

I'm sure the Pinnacle guys didn't think they'd be stalling a CRJ at FL410 either.

 

[stb]

Since you interned at..

XJT, you should know what works to get the interview.

Make the phone call to that person who selects interviewees or even go and make a personal visit. Use your networking skills now. Do you know anyone interning now at XJT? Have them pull your file and mix it into the to be called pile.

I know of one pilot that showed up to a regional airline interview when he wasn't called to interview. He told the HR lady "Judy" called him. Well Judy couldnt remember if she called so they let him stay to interview and he was offered a job.