Info required: "A day in the life of an Instructor Pilot"
I'm 26, and considering gaining my CPL and Instructor-Rating next year as I want a career change from my present work.
I've heard that Flight-Instructors work pretty hard and can do fairly long hours too. The low pay does not bother me (thankyou to my partner who will help with financial support), but I presently have some troubles with lower back pain caused from a work injury last year.
I underwent surgery in February 2008 and I'm slowly on the mend, but I worry of the physical demands required to be a Flight-Instructor.
Can anyone give me an honest idea of a typical day-in-the-life as an Instructor? I hope getting a better feel of how a day is spent in the job, will help me to decide that I am fit enough to have a go myself.
Thanks,
Jazzy