Originally Posted by
The Sankara
CFI training is not as costly as you are insinuating my friend. Its actually chepaer than most of the other trainings. Am sure for about $7500, you can get your CFI licence.
Its true that the CFI course cost about $7500. But in order to get the necessary visa to work in the US after completing the course, I need a longer course (That's according to the school. Maybe they just want to suck more money out of me). Meaning I have to do CFI, CFII and MEI. It takes about half a year if everything goes on smoothly. The whole program alone cost about $24000 (Plus the school requires me to pay 50% upfront before the course starts). That's not including other expenses (accommodation, transport, etc). I have been corresponding with schools and doing the calculations recently. The amount adds up to quite a lot and I know that being a pilot have a huge start up cost.
So, after thinking about it, I see myself having two options. Option one (expensive) is to suck it up and gather all my funds for the CFI courses. Or two (less expensive), build a little more hours and find a job in the single engine (hopefully in Africa) and move on from there.
I appreciate all your replies. It really makes me think more about my current situation. Thanks!