what's a sub 1500TT Lakes dude to do?

[Hollywood82]

Who exactly would you be flight instructing? The other guys stuck at 300 hours looking for the last 1,200?

Same with 135. Those jobs just don't exist anymore, and what little bit does still exist has pre-1,500 hour pilots lined up out the door to do it for free.

According to ATP, AeroSim, and other 141 schools, they can't keep up with CFI staffing demands. There are still countless opportunities out there for those who are resourceful and who take the initiative to find employment. I became a CFI in 2002, and was able to find employment during a time when our industry was still in the throes of 9/11. It was difficult, but if I can do it, anyone can.

I'm starting to think that new pilots are equating difficulty to impossibility.