Originally Posted by
log0008
What sort of flight hours would a full-time instructor do in a year? At the end of the day its still going to be about building time for a regional or jet job.
Please, please, PLEASE do not embark on this journey if you are not going to devote 100% effort towards developing yourself as an instructor. I see a huge deficiency in basic airmanship being taught and point the finger squarely at instructors who care only about building hours.
(eg. a Cessna 172/Warrior does NOT need to be pointed directly into 5kts of wind if it means blasting the hangar/taxiway/aircraft directly behind you.)
On a positive note, if you do devote your full attention to it, instructing will give you some of the best improvement in your skills and understanding of flying and also the ability to move into training & checking roles later in your career if you so desire.