Originally Posted by 9M-
Good point u have there zelin. If u think in terms of how much money u take back then it is not that good. If u think in terms of flying hours u earn, then thats alot. Imagine clocking your own hours to 500 how much will that be? 500 x rm340 = rm170000 or sgd $77000.
Now imagine being an instructor u dont have to pay for the hours and $77000 is your pay for about 6 months meaning u earn $77000/6 = $12800 per month. Wow isnt that the pay of Airline captain? heh
Hi 9M-,
Seems like a great way to clock hours without having to burn a huge hole in the pocket. A few questions:
When you are officially an instructor with the flying club you are currently with, is it still legal to take up miscellaneous jobs like charter flying or other bush flying?
Do people usually "buy" their hours to attain the minimum required for, say a regional, in the event they are not able to get a job as an instructor ? From the way you calculated, it seems like a huge amount to pay from one's own pocket!
Cheers