Chuck,
So true. I figure I will get pummeled for that one.
BEagle,
The instructors work 6 days a week. Also, it is 80 hours of instruction given not just flight instruction. Under FAA rules:
§ 61.195 Flight instructor limitations and qualifications.
A person who holds a flight instructor certificate is subject to the following limitations:
(a) Hours of training. In any 24-consecutive-hour period, a flight instructor may not conduct more than 8 hours of flight training.
I will never forget the first flight instructor I ever hired. It was back in 1994. We came to me fresh out of school and had about 350 hours. This was back when NAC only offered FAA licences. He was so motivated, he instructed for 2 years and when he left he had 3,500 hours. I remember a 6 month stretch where he did not take a day off. He is currently flying for American Airlines and last I heard was upgrading from a plumber on the 727's to the right seat. When he left had a 95% first time pass rate and a Gold Seal Instructor's Rating.
The real beauty of working in Florida is when you time out for teaching JAR, you can still teach FAA. Gin Slinger did not speicfy teaching JAA or FAA in the U.S.A., just if it is reasonable to teach in Florida 80 - 100 hours of Flight Instruction as a CFI (implying FAA since JAA would be a QFI) in a month. The answer is
YES.
Take Care,
Richard