Airline pilots instructing part time

[Kerropi]

Hi!!,

Just a question. After securing yourself an airline job does anybody also instruct part time? Can you combine this work with your regular job??

How can someone become a type rating instructor? Do you also have to have your normal instructor license to become that?

K.

[TRISTAR1]

Most current airline pilots do not instruct part time.

The reason behind this is that the hours done instructing would affect flight time duty limits and most employers specificaly rule out any other flying in their contracts.

To become an IRE/TRE the normal course is that you are asked by your airline managment if you want to go into training and checking, then you complete a specific course. The same goes for any other training position (recurrent, CRM ect.).

[Cloud Chaser]

Kerropi,
quite a few airline pilots do instruct part time, but it does have its problems. The main one being that any time spent instructing, even on SEP's (your typical spam cans) counts towards your Flight Time Limitations, so your have to be care not to exceed max duty/flight hours, that you have at least min. rest between duties, have the required number of days off etc, etc.
But it can be done and is fun to get the chance to throw a light aircraft around now and then.
Also worth checking with your employer as some are less keen on the idea than others.
As for the TRI rating, I don't think an instructors rating is a required, but not certain.