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Old 15th Oct 2005, 12:49
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Jobs and Hours

There are instructor jobs around. Start with places where you have trained, are local to, know someone etc. Also try and find the name of the CFI and write to / call him/her. Unsolicited "cold call" CVs are not the best way - only if a vacancy arises that day are they likely to be lucky.

Concerning hours - If the last few years are anything to go by, "the flying season" will last another 3 weeks or so. The weather (down south at least) usually starts giving up early/mid November.

To keep their costs down, many flying schools will understandably only wish to pay you when you fly. This is always the case for part timers. Some full timers benefit from a modest retainer.

Also if you are the new guy, then you probably will not have a group of regular students yet (unless you inherit some from someone who has left). So it'll be trial lessons - usually 30 minutes only. If you are a part timer then expect new business to go to the full timers first - they "have to live off it" (even if you do too !).

If you get a full time post you may find that you get 50-60 hours this month falling to maybe only 20-40 / month in the winter. In mid summer at the right club you may approach your legal maximum. (100 hours in 28 days, unless you have a further medical). All this at anything from £ 8 to (if you're lucky) £ 15 per hour.

Hope this helps !

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