Medivacer
Putting my time in.
- Joined
- Dec 9, 2001
- Posts
- 92
got slammed this way and that for putting down instructing, not to long ago.
I still hold my opinion.
There are many ways to gain experience. It's really how you make it like someone mentioned.
I personally see instructing as being a cruise pilot. And sure it's nice to see that you taught someone how to fly.
However I'm a bush pilot and I see it differently. Aside from flying you also gain a monumental amount of experience. You can survive in the middle of no where. How many flight schools are in towns with less than 500 people? And most of you folks have never heard that it can get below -40, let alone keeping the airplane from breaking in such extremes.
I noticed that bush pilots seem to treasure there planes more. I never once saw an instructor go out and clean the planes. As the student they would dictate us to go and do it. As an ex-Beaver pilot I was cleaning the plane daily (it spits out oil like theres no tomorrow).
My advise is to go to Alaska and learn more than just how to fly.
I really could go on, but I see I will create a firestorm.
If you want to comment about my remarks, or attack my opinion please do so through private messages, as I do not want this thread to lose it's original purpose.
Cheers.
I still hold my opinion.
There are many ways to gain experience. It's really how you make it like someone mentioned.
I personally see instructing as being a cruise pilot. And sure it's nice to see that you taught someone how to fly.
However I'm a bush pilot and I see it differently. Aside from flying you also gain a monumental amount of experience. You can survive in the middle of no where. How many flight schools are in towns with less than 500 people? And most of you folks have never heard that it can get below -40, let alone keeping the airplane from breaking in such extremes.
I noticed that bush pilots seem to treasure there planes more. I never once saw an instructor go out and clean the planes. As the student they would dictate us to go and do it. As an ex-Beaver pilot I was cleaning the plane daily (it spits out oil like theres no tomorrow).
My advise is to go to Alaska and learn more than just how to fly.
I really could go on, but I see I will create a firestorm.
If you want to comment about my remarks, or attack my opinion please do so through private messages, as I do not want this thread to lose it's original purpose.
Cheers.
