Who's door can I beat down.....

[OUPilot]

Not to sound like a wise guy, but you can flight instruct and pay your dues just like everyone else. (Don't take that the wrong way)

 

[mcjohn]

I enjoy flight instructing even though it's rough a times. I just need to be busier. Problem is I need to move to another town to work at a busier school and that means selling my house etc... I'll probably shoot a resume to MAPD since they offer benefits and great upgrade to the BE-58 but I'm also looking into banners again. I heard of a place that does 2 weeks on of traveling around the S.E. towing banners and then 2 weeks off. That would be ideal and my wife could stay back home at the house. Sounds like it would be a situation to log X-C.

OUPilot, I understand about payin the dues and I am. I've been CFiing for over a year now but I havn't even reached 200 hours dual given.

Refuge Pilot, PM coming your way. Thanks.

Bringupthebird, loyalty and longevity is exactly what I have to offer. I aim to build a solid resume and that involves staying with a company for a while and hopefully getting involved in training for that company. As far as whoring myself out, I'm doing that right now by wearing my 3 stripe epaulette uniform and running an office and selling pilot supplies for free. They can't make me do it of course but who ever is here is the one who gets the rare student that walks in the door.
Padding the log book?! 3+ years of flying and I only have 500 hrs. No padding here!

Thanks Nolife, I'm going to be looking into all that and RefugePilot suggested the same.

Anyone have more advice? I'll take all I can get!

 

[Amish RakeFight]

OUPilot, I understand about payin the dues and I am. I've been CFiing for over a year now but I havn't even reached 200 hours dual given.

WOW.

Averaged out, that's less than 17 hrs. a month. You should be getting at least that a week.

 

[mcjohn]

I think GTA out of Lancaster TX does the VFR 135 thing....haven't heard a ton of great stuff about the operation though.

What kind of bad things have you heard? I can't stomach working for a shady operation. That's not the way I want to pay my dues.

 

[mcjohn]

WOW.

Averaged out, that's less than 17 hrs. a month. You should be getting at least that a week.

Yeah, no sh!t right? People tend to think that I'm all about skipping over paying dues and stuff but I think it's clear where my desperation stems from.
It's a shame because I'm a darn good instructor (according to my students.)
Please help.

 

[time builder]

FO programs can be an alternative, if you're airline ready, work hard, and have the money. 600 to 700 hours with one or two hundred turbine hours can open up alot of interview opportunities as an FO. I've seen a pretty high percentage of them get interviews in that range.

 

[mcjohn]

I don't have the money because I've already spent 40g's to get where I am now. My biggest fear of FO programs is that I'd be lumped in with either rich trust fund types or old misable farts trying to go for that final career change. And then I'd probably get sucked into working for them and training those same types. It is important to me to work for a reputable company along side good people. Flying's fun but who I share the cockpit with is important.

 

[belchfire]

I don't have the money because I've already spent 40g's to get where I am now. My biggest fear of FO programs is that I'd be lumped in with either rich trust fund types or old misable farts trying to go for that final career change. And then I'd probably get sucked into working for them and training those same types. It is important to me to work for a reputable company along side good people. Flying's fun but who I share the cockpit with is more important.

Watch the old farts comments. They will be your instructors
when you get somewhere worth being. I know that as a
highly qualified CFI you have all the answers. I gaurandamm
tee you that you don't know all the questions.

In fact McJohnson, with an attitude like that you're going to
end up staying after class washing my car, empting buttcans,
taking my Miller Lite cans to the rec center and bringing me
the change...

and you may still bust indoc!

FNG's...OMG!!!

 

[mcjohn]

Watch the old farts comments. They will be your instructors
when you get somewhere worth being.

Old "miserable" farts. Miserable was the key word. Age means nothing to me. Why would it? Sorry to offend you.

I know that as a highly qualified CFI you have all the answers. I gaurandamm
tee you that you don't know all the questions.

I'm only a CFI. Not CFII or MEI. Not highly qualified.

In fact McJohnson, with an attitude like that you're going to
end up staying after class washing my car, empting buttcans,
taking my Miller Lite cans to the rec center and bringing me
the change...

Doh! Whoa.....I seriously hope you don't hire me if that's the case. However, that was pretty freakin hilarious.

and you may still bust indoc!

FNG's...OMG!!

Relax. Sorry about the "age" misunderstanding.

 

[belchfire]

Glad you the humor in it! Many don't!