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Old 6th June 2002 | 00:07
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slim_slag
 
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From: He's on the limb to nowhere
ive tried most of the major schools but they dont seem to like corresponding.

You got any hints and tips?


People like to do things by telephone here, have you tried calling any? There are companies in the UK that do calls to the US for <5p per minute, open an account with £25 and work the phone.

Go to www.airnav.com and sift through a load of airfields and get any flying school's phone numbers. Ask to speak to the person who hires instructors.

I am sure they will be pleased to talk to you. What they will ask is "what is a JAA CPL/FI"? You will tell them and they will say very nice, but are you a CFI?

The smart ones will also ask whether you have work approval in the US. Nobody is going to sponsor you in this environment, even if they could.

If you haven't got both, you will not be working as an instructor in the US.

Anyway, there are no CFI jobs right now anywhere you would want to work, and probably no jobs where you don't want to work. Any jobs are being filled by word of mouth.

So not good, unfortunately. Anyway, I am sure lots of people on here would be interested to know what you find out, so if you could post your results that would be appreciated.
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