Job change question

[HDA]

Hi! I am currently a CFI and love what I am doing. Building about 60 hours a month and barely getting by in terms of money. I also have very little possibility of building multi time at my current position. I have the op to go back to a corporate job earning good enough money to buy a twin and fly it to build my multi time up and still instruct part time on weekends. It is a cush job with alot of free time to be able to fly. Anyone have any insight on this? If I do so, im looking at buying a 310. Any other suggestions? I do want to further my career in aviation and think this may be a unique op in the light of existing circumstances in the aviation world. Long term I want to fly for a regional airline and stay there for a career (at least thats what I want!)

 

[350DRIVER]

I think either option would give you what you need however obtaining the MEI and/or flying some right seat , owner furnished aircraft, post mx flights, etc, etc, etc, would save you money and avoid the need for YOU to purchase an aircraft just to build your multi time. The opportunities are out there and sometimes patience pay off ( in certain situations)

Good luck to you in whatever you choose to do -


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[darien]

same boat

I'm in the same situation as yourself but I do not have my instructor ratings I have a great paying job Looked at buying a plane but the cost to benifit ratio is not there Just flying from one place to another with no purpose may get old quick. Twins are costly to buy fly and maintain If you have that much money and time go split a chunk of time with some other time builders and fly your butt off. The cost of renting is a lot cheaper than buying Do the math you'll thank yourself.

Hey your not trying to be a 747 captain so what's the rush Not many regionals are hiring right now and when they do it will take awhile for them to get through the furloughed and high TT guys.

Outside factors are the biggest factor. Do you have a wife and kids to feed? If so go get a good paying job, insturct part time, get your MEI and possibly do some time building in a twin. You may not get over 60hr a month but you can sure get quite a bit Good luck

 

[310]

If you buy a 310 ( I have one ) get a good prebuy inspection done. Send me a pm if you want details of what to look for on 310s. I think it is doable to buy to bulid time if your income is high enough.

 

[larry]

I have a cush good paying job while I instruct and I can fly about 15 hours a month at best. It seems like you will have a lot of time but you don't. I work about 32 hours a week at my day job, and If I'm at the airport 35 hours that adds up to about 15 or 20 hours of flight time. Thus, at the end of the week I've put in a 60 to 70 hour work week. Stick to flying full time, you will meet people, you will get flight time, thats what I'm going to have to do here sometime soon. Unless you don't care about flying full time, then buy the plane!

 

[bobbysamd]

Full-Time Flying

You should remain in flying full time if you hope to build a career. Flying part-time until you hit commuter mins will not impress H.R. H.R. wants to see a real commitment and frowns on dilletantes, which is how you would be perceived.

Get your MEI and stay with instructing. Work on meeting people (who might have heavier twins and turbines in which you can get experience). Even if you bought your own twin and built time in it, that time won't show as well as multi time you built through paid employment.

Good luck with your plans.

 

[Timebuilder]

Here's another twist: get your MEI, and put a twin on leaseback at your flight school. Now the owner can say "I have a twin and an MEI available!" and you can be the man.