Originally Posted by
bakerin
I don't quite understand this statement to be honest.
So if I do not secure an airline job early out of the gate should I keep flying and make my chances even slimmer in future or should I just retire - stopping flying altogether?
Also as B2N2 mentioned, isn't CFI hour building the way the vast majority do it rather than paying >$100 hourly for 1,500 hours?
I get where you're coming from that several thousand hours as a CFI doesn't really come with any major major advantages but does it seriously hurt you more than it helps?
Apologies if I am getting things wrong as I am just asking questions but I'm quite confused
I think you’re getting a tad confused.
In America you need 1500 hours to fly for an airline. Mandatory. You’ve got to get them somehow. Lots of people do flight instructing.
In Europe by all means go and instruct if you really want to, but it’s not doing much for you, if anything at all. The standard is 200 hours and a frozen ATPL. Thats all they want. They are far more interested in the 25K you are willing to spend on the type rating…
The two systems are completely different and there are pros and cons to both.