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Old 2nd November 2016 | 06:42
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drpixie
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Worked for me at a little younger than you - so yes.

From what I've seen, most schools are run by reasonably senior people who appreciate experience, work ethic, non-gen-Y attitudes, actual flying ability, and some I've-been-there-learning.

You might find a few places headed by low on experience, low on confidence, big on ego type - you'll recognise them - just stay away. Probably not who you want to work for anyway.

Look for a good instructor rating school, and aim for best standards for you and your students. You want to develop a good name out there. You really need to be grade 2 and a few extra instructing bits (multi, night, IFR, etc) before people will talk to you. So if you can arrange initial work (perhaps where you do the rating) to get past grade 3, there is work out there.

All the best.
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