Flying instructor
Hi all,
I've been unable to find a topic on becoming a flying instructor on Pprune so my apologise if one exists.
I always wanted to be a pilot but my eyesight was not brilliant (ok, it was -3dioptres worse case) so I became an engineer after graduating from Uni, and this paid for my PPL training.
I've since noticed that the eyesight requirements for a class one have now been relaxed(!) to -5 dioptres(?). I quite like my engineering job but would still like to fly commercially (and also feel a little old to be starting training at 31!!! Yes I know, its not that old really.... ;o) ) and so thought of becoming a flying instructor, or at least an assistant flying instructor then I could fly at weekends and teach other people how to fly.
Has anyone got any comments about this alternative career? Seems an alternative way of getting airborne, but without the stress of giving up my job.
Cheers