FI recruitment, could next year be a different story?
I know that its not been a good couple of years for flight instructors, with many instructors seeing there hours reduced as people stop flying for leisure and many newly qualified instructors left without a job.
I would however like to know the views of current flight instructors upon where things are heading next year? With recruitment from the airlines potentially picking up once again, could the picture be different and will instructors be in greater demand by the end of next summer?
I'm currently sitting tight on my MEP CPL, I have a good job which I'm reluctant to leave until the industry picks itself up. I used to teach Cadets to fly Gliders in the Air Cadets and I really enjoyed this. I think being a flight instructor could be a good first job for me, could next year be a good year to become a newly qualified instructor?