Worth changing jobs?

[wheelsup]

www.flightcareers.com

They're looking. Great place, plenty of students, great money, good equipment, and great benefits (for a CFI).

Only thing is it's in NM, but only for 12 months.

Plenty of multi time in the B58.

Forgot to mention the chief is great, will stand behind you in your decisions.

~wheelsup

 

[bobbysamd]

Mapd

www.flightcareers.com

They're looking. Great place, plenty of students, great money, good equipment, and great benefits (for a CFI).

Only thing is it's in NM, but only for 12 months.

Plenty of multi time in the B58.

Forgot to mention the chief is great, will stand behind you in your decisions.

(emphasis added)

That is certainly a positive change, compared to when I worked there, in '93.

Otherwise, and I'll say it again, I second the above comments. Moreover, Wheelsup forgot to mention that MAPD instructors eventually get "the interview." Further information is available at
this link.

I would just say that there are better places in which to live than Farmington. When I was there, few apartments and fewer decent apartments were available. As long as you take the time to search carefully for a place, you can be comfortable.

 

[KeroseneSnorter]

I have about 600 total time, 200 dual given, and about 30 multi time.
I am in a 141 school right now, but not many students. I've been here for about 5 months. I may have an offer to go to a college 141 school, and take a pay cut. I am also being told that the Multi slots / MEI are tough to come by, and some people who have been there 3 years, have yet to log any multi time. So I am wondering if it is even beneficial to switch to this type of environment or not.
Any suggestions?

If you are looking for total time quick, go to the larger school, If QOL and multi is your goal stay put.

I did the large school thing myself. 1 year 2 months instructing then on to a freight outfit to get the multi time. Total time to a regional was 2.5 years and that was when the regionals required 2500TT and 1000 Muti to be competitive.

Did about 900 hours duel given in that 1 year 2 months, BUT it was 6 days a week 10 students a day 06:30 to dark everyday and later when night X/C time came around. Always had to do ground with 2 of the 10 to stay under 8 hours flown. Did not have a life of any kind during that year.

Got on with a freight outfit at 1200 hours (1190 to be exact, got the 1200 required for 135 during the training. 1201 at the completion of the 135 check. Only had 90 multi) A year and a half later I had 2600 TT and 1100 multi with 200 actual and had my choice of 3 regionals to choose from.

Given the reduced requirements for the regionals these days it seems that the better choice would be the place that put the TT in your logbook the quickest.

Of course the above is only my opinion.

 

[JRSLim]

Sounds familiar

I'm in the same boat - to the point where I had to double check and make sure I hadn't started this thread. Almost the same hours here, at a 141 school thats relatively slow, and also one that is very restrictive in who it lets instruct multi. Granted, I am low time in that respect (44 hours) but there have been quite a few instructors that left because they were running into what Gulf alluded to - high single engine hours and little Multi - with no prospect in the current arrangement. Realistically, you and I have to take the advise in this thread and make Multi an important consideration.

Oh and Victor airways are Class E, above 1200ft AGL - Class E airspace is the least restrictive of the controlled airspaces, IFR flights require clearance for entry into Class E areas, VFR flights require no special clearance or equipment.

Dynamic pressure, I'll have to look up... 'seems like it begins at higher airspeeds.....

 

[scuzzer23]

Dynamic pressure is the change in pressure due to movement of air, IE. beurnulli's principle. Dynamic pressure plus static pressure equals the total pressure. A wing producing a large amount of lift has little static pressure above the wing and a high amount of dynamic pressure.