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

[1013dot25hPa]

You seem to have a good head on your shoulders, refuse to PFT or enroll in some FO program as someone suggested. Keep that up and you'll be an asset to commercial aviation IMHO. I like you already!

All I can say is be willing to move. Don't sell your house. That's probably the best investment you have going for you right now. Also, your move to get that job is most likely for an entry level job, not a permanent one. No sense in selling your home for a temporary move. Move into an appartment instead once you have been hired by a large flight school like MESA and rent your home through a realtor.

Goodluck!

Alex

 

[mcjohn]

Yeah, I've thought about that. Looks like I could make 30g pretty easily if I sell the house. Ever since I've starting trying to flight instruct full time my debt has been racking up and it would be an easy way to kill that debt. Especially knowing that the next few years are going to be poverty wages no matter where I work in aviation.

 

[RichardRambone]

Don't forget to call around to aircraft brokers and see if they need ferry pilot. Insurance mins are pretty high usually but I was able to get on with 300 hours so it is doable.

Good Luck.

 

[osu_av8r]

Keep instructing, you can build a lot of time if you want it. I had to cancel flights sometimes to avoid going over 8 hours. Milk every 1/10 hour you can, the Hobbs meter is the only instrument that matters in that trainer. Here are some useful tips I picked up for getting the most out of each lesson.

-Actually enforce the suggested "walking-pace" taxi speed
-In flight, say "my airplane" often and for no reason and show them something useless
-Tell them to go around for no reason, even if it is a flawless approach
-If starting out with a fresh private student, teach them to use a slower than normal cruise power setting. they won't know the difference
-Make up a bogus practice area that takes 30 minutes to get to
-After they park and are about to shut down, tell them it would be better to park on the other side of the ramp
-If you suspect the Hobbs meter is going to roll over one more 1/10th (you can tell when it starts twitching) and your student is about to shut down, just begin a sentence and keep talking as if it's relevant to the lesson. Most students won't shut down the engine while you are in the middle of a sentence. You can stop talking once the Hobbs rolls over.
-Oh, and if your school makes you a check airman you can fail lots of people and then they will have to come back to you again for a re-take.

 

[Steve]

Keep instructing, you can build a lot of time if you want it. I had to cancel flights sometimes to avoid going over 8 hours. Milk every 1/10 hour you can, the Hobbs meter is the only instrument that matters in that trainer. Here are some useful tips I picked up for getting the most out of each lesson.

-Actually enforce the suggested "walking-pace" taxi speed
-In flight, say "my airplane" often and for no reason and show them something useless
-Tell them to go around for no reason, even if it is a flawless approach
-If starting out with a fresh private student, teach them to use a slower than normal cruise power setting. they won't know the difference
-Make up a bogus practice area that takes 30 minutes to get to
-After they park and are about to shut down, tell them it would be better to park on the other side of the ramp
-If you suspect the Hobbs meter is going to roll over one more 1/10th (you can tell when it starts twitching) and your student is about to shut down, just begin a sentence and keep talking as if it's relevant to the lesson. Most students won't shut down the engine while you are in the middle of a sentence. You can stop talking once the Hobbs rolls over.
-Oh, and if your school makes you a check airman you can fail lots of people and then they will have to come back to you again for a re-take.

Good advice

 

[mcjohn]

Cute. You get an A for effort on that one. :laugh:

 

[Steve]

http://www.findapilot.com/classified2-885.htm

$500/week to fly jumpers in a 207. They claim 100/month which may be true since your on a fixed weekly pay. Sounds like a good place to get your hours up and get out.

 

[mcjohn]

Thanks Steve. I'm sending them a resume.

 

[CherryBomb]

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.

GTA is a relatively good company considdering its a piston freight hauler. I worked ther for 1.5 years and I liked it. They do bring on 500 hour guys. They fly VFR part time and then you can dispatch part time and make decent money. The really nice thing about GTA is that they have a huge 3 bedroom apartment that you and the other pilots can live in for free.

People love to bash GTA, I really have no problems with them. When you leave you will be sharp as a tack handling emergencies and bad wx.

PM me if you want any more info.

GOOD LUCK!!!!

 

[Vref+Factor]

No one wants to be a flight instructor. don't even think about it. you'll never get any good training cuz most of the CFI's out there just want to build up their time and bail.

If you want the best training in the business, go to jet university, ... you'll be flying a CRJ with 250 hrs in less than 4 months.

Flight instructing is a COMPLETE waste of time. Why would you want to sacrifice a seniority number. Get to the airlines as quickly and painlessly as possible