jobs in DC/manassas area

[LAFrequentflyer]

Any info on CFI / 135 jobs in the DC / manassas area would be appreciated.

I'd like to be able to do some CFI work on the weekends / after work to build experience (time / PIC skills/judgement)...

thanks,
LA

 

[ReportCanoa]

Utilize some good judgement and don't apply at Chantilly Air.

 

[LAFrequentflyer]

Why???

V/r,
LA

 

[Mason]

Av-ed

AV-ED in Leesburg seems to really be a first class operation for a flight school if you wanted to do some instructing. They also have operations at Vienna and Winchester. I did a little bit of training with them, met some instructors and saw the aircraft and they seemed like a reputable and professional company. Don't know about hiring though. www.av-ed.com

 

[Bman88]

Yes AV-ED - would be my recommendation as well. They are definitely looking for instructors - pretty much always are. Plenty of students to go around there.

 

[Stealthh21]

Utilize some good judgement and don't apply at Chantilly Air.

Hey can you do the guy a favor and answer his question. Why not?????? Who are you? You for sure havn't worked there.

stealthh

 

[Stealthh21]

Utilize some good judgement and don't apply at Chantilly Air.

Hello?

 

[FlyFlyFly]

FlightWorks at HEF is hiring:

http://www.flightworks.com

 

[great cornholio]

I worked at Dulles Aviation at Manssas. Its a pretty big school and the instructors are usually pretty busy. There were a few guys that would only teach on weekends and evenings because they had real jobs and were just doing the CFI thing on the side. Tom Adams is the Cheif Instructor there and he runs a pretty tight ship. They have about 25 or 30 planes and about 25 or so CFI's. When I was there in 2001 I flew 100-120 hours a month and the pay rates were 17/18/19 hr for pvt/comm,inst/multi instuction. Dunno if the pay went up or anything. Mx there is by far the best out of any school I ever taught at and probably better than the airlines I have flown for. If something breaks its usually fixed same day unless its big then it might take a few days. Mx is done on site and they have 15 or so mechanics that work there. Number is 703-361-2171.

 

[FlyingToIST]

Great Corholio,
I left DC area in 2001 and moved to SEA. I got all my ratings except CFIs in HEF at Dulles. At the time the only alternative was Flight tech which changed ownership on montly basis.
AvED is a big school, so is Aviation Adventures.

Give Tom a call and send your resume. I still keep in touch with people at Dulles Aviation. It's a great company owned by great bunch of people.

 

[LAFrequentflyer]

Thanks for all the replys. I appreciate it...I'll make sure to check out the schools mentioned...

v/r,
LAFF

 

[Atccfi]

Aviation adventures is an option at HEF for you. They have many different planes so you are not always in a 72.... Also, I flew traffic in the area and that was pretty fun!! Especially if you just want to do it part time..... THe hours can be a bit odd, but you'll do some flying in areas that 99% of the country can't get into... at least not without being escorted

 

[Flyerjosh]

I too worked at Dulles Aviation in Manassas (summer/fall 2000). It's a busy school (I think I averaged about 120+ hrs a month during the summer). Tom is a tough boss, but they take care of their employees.

I would recommend against AVED in leesburg... I got burned by them after they offered me a job in April (To start in may) and then filled it without telling me before I moved across the country to start (resulting in me being not happy). In addition, I was much more impressed with DAIs fleet than AvEds (at least when I rented planes back around 1998).

As for Chantilly Air, I don't know what the deal there is... I know several people there (pilots that were former coworkers of mine) that are pretty happy flying for them. There are certainly a few things they wish were different (like the CP not taking all of the good trips), but overall I've heard nothing bad about the company.

 

[Mason]

AV-ED has some new Diamond DA-20 and DA-40s now.

 

[Stealthh21]

Why???

V/r,
LA

Dont worry about that stuff. He has no reasons why Chantilly sucks. Just that someone told him that. Alot of really good guys working there, and almost no turnover. Ask someone who actully works there, and not someone who has never seen the building that they are based in.

stealthh21