hindsight2020
Yeah Buddy
- Joined
- Oct 14, 2004
- Posts
- 235
Hi folks,
So I'm about to end my tenure here at good ol' grad school in December and I intend to seek CFI employment at some university (somehow...somewhere) with the intention of shooting towards a faculty position in the long term.
BUT, after getting my CFI-A a month ago I've just hit a rut around here; both the FBO where I did the training and the university where I attend (that has an aviation dept.) are giving me the cold shoulder.
I also intend to get the CFI-I soon, but the whole idea behind doing training here was to get some hours with them (the FBO or the school), so I feel it would be a big waste of potential access to further compromise my time and money in pursuing the double I with this FBO that will look at me after my -I and still shrug their shoulders. The other issue I have is that I would like to have some dual given before I apply to these universities; I know if you're not in-house they start quoting higher mins so it would be in my best interest to try and get some hours under my belt rather than waste months sitting on my ticket.
Right now I'm expanding my search to locations farther away; even if it means driving back and forth a couple days a week it beats my current situation. At any rate, considering my scenario:
1)Would it be wise to pursue the double I without having the security of having attained that first CFI job? (i.e. what's the worth of a CFI-AI with no dual given?)
2)Would it be wise to pursue the double I at this FBO knowing they haven't been responsive and probably won't be, rather than doing it either after I obtain employment OR with an FBO who would give me employment?
Thanks for the feedback folks...just trying to get started.
So I'm about to end my tenure here at good ol' grad school in December and I intend to seek CFI employment at some university (somehow...somewhere) with the intention of shooting towards a faculty position in the long term.
BUT, after getting my CFI-A a month ago I've just hit a rut around here; both the FBO where I did the training and the university where I attend (that has an aviation dept.) are giving me the cold shoulder.
I also intend to get the CFI-I soon, but the whole idea behind doing training here was to get some hours with them (the FBO or the school), so I feel it would be a big waste of potential access to further compromise my time and money in pursuing the double I with this FBO that will look at me after my -I and still shrug their shoulders. The other issue I have is that I would like to have some dual given before I apply to these universities; I know if you're not in-house they start quoting higher mins so it would be in my best interest to try and get some hours under my belt rather than waste months sitting on my ticket.
Right now I'm expanding my search to locations farther away; even if it means driving back and forth a couple days a week it beats my current situation. At any rate, considering my scenario:
1)Would it be wise to pursue the double I without having the security of having attained that first CFI job? (i.e. what's the worth of a CFI-AI with no dual given?)
2)Would it be wise to pursue the double I at this FBO knowing they haven't been responsive and probably won't be, rather than doing it either after I obtain employment OR with an FBO who would give me employment?
Thanks for the feedback folks...just trying to get started.