unsettled_fi
12th Oct 2004, 18:26
Having done my time at Cabair and acheived my lovely licences, I fell into a gutter for 2 years whilst searching for a job.
Having picked myself out of it and done an FI rating, I got a FI job.
Having done that now for 7 months, I'm scratching my head. I have got the extra hours, almost 1000 now. I have applied to the smaller companies. I have tried to network, tried to find out more, and been told to FO at every turn.
Now, I dont want to fly around in single engine VFR for the rest of my life, infact I dont want to do it now, but I thought it would help me to that elusive first job.
Having seen no change in opportunities and having seen that new graduates are getting employed before experienced instructors, I really wonder what to do next.
I attended a citiexpress seminar, and was told that they would take on a newly qualified cadet with 180 hours, as apposed to an FI with 999 (you need 1000 or more to be considered)
Sorry but have I missed the boat, surely getting the experience helps ??
Would the passengers rather have an inexperienced cadet or a experienced FI ?
Well, I am getting restless, and despite seeing the countless stories about type ratings, i really am no further forward with actually understanding if they help or not. Does it not just put me that next step up in the pile of CV's, but still not near the top of it ?
Should I just think myself lucky, shut up and keep trying ?
Should I f*** it and do the type rating and hope ?
Should I drive buses ?
Having picked myself out of it and done an FI rating, I got a FI job.
Having done that now for 7 months, I'm scratching my head. I have got the extra hours, almost 1000 now. I have applied to the smaller companies. I have tried to network, tried to find out more, and been told to FO at every turn.
Now, I dont want to fly around in single engine VFR for the rest of my life, infact I dont want to do it now, but I thought it would help me to that elusive first job.
Having seen no change in opportunities and having seen that new graduates are getting employed before experienced instructors, I really wonder what to do next.
I attended a citiexpress seminar, and was told that they would take on a newly qualified cadet with 180 hours, as apposed to an FI with 999 (you need 1000 or more to be considered)
Sorry but have I missed the boat, surely getting the experience helps ??
Would the passengers rather have an inexperienced cadet or a experienced FI ?
Well, I am getting restless, and despite seeing the countless stories about type ratings, i really am no further forward with actually understanding if they help or not. Does it not just put me that next step up in the pile of CV's, but still not near the top of it ?
Should I just think myself lucky, shut up and keep trying ?
Should I f*** it and do the type rating and hope ?
Should I drive buses ?