Hi guys,
Been adding up the pros and cons and desperately want a job in aviation, although like many others my ultimate goal is flying for a TP/Jet Operator, I'd happily work the rest of my life as a flying instructor providing the pay was able to support a family (albeit CPL/IR Instructor).
I've not given this route a thought in the past due to everybody saying get the ATPL GS done first as last. But here goes;
- PPL (Oct/Nov 08).
- Hour building while studying CPL theory.
- When 150hrs TT is achieved look to combine my CPL and FI with the same school in a quest to work at that school. As an example I have Cardiff on my doorstep or Aeros at just over an hours drive away.
So I guess on finishing my FI I'll have my CPL and just over 200hrs TT?
The question is from your experience is this a viable option and would I be at any disadvantage in not having done my ATPL exams?
I would of course look to complete my ATPL exams over 18 months
(having a head start with my CPL theory fresh in my head) while working as an FI and then carry out my IR
(with the school I work for no doubt). By the time I'll be sitting my MEIR I'll have 1,000+ hrs of instructing under my belt, should I decide to apply to the TP operators I'll be fresh from my IR and enough experience to put me ahead of others when it comes to the sim test?
Main reason I am asking is that becoming an instructor might happen a lot quicker if I take this route
(maybe 6 to 12 months sooner).
And the way I see it, the school I work for knows I can't run off to the airlines at a drop of a hat as I don't have the ATPL GS/MEP/IR/MCC.
Thanks