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nibbio86
13th Jan 2008, 04:07
G'day. I am currently at Moorabbin completing my CPL with NVFR, and I should finish the course in February. Then I am going for a Grade 3 Instructor rating, so I was wondering what is the best place for a junior instructor to get that desired first job, or if you wish, what is the place with the greatest shortage. Another question is if nowdays with the current situation a person must get the rating at the school he is planning to work for, or if schools accept instructors trained elsewhere. Thank you very much, any advice will be highly appreciated.

VH-XXX
13th Jan 2008, 05:09
Try Moorabbin.

Bonuses:

- You are already there
- There are like 10 schools to choose from

If you get stuck, Tooradin is looking for an RA instructor...

Hasselhof
13th Jan 2008, 11:53
Call around. There is a pretty big instructor shortage at the moment and you should be able to line up a job with the company you do your rating with before you pay your money. Once you've got the hours go work for one of the cadet factories and build build build your time.

I did my rating about 6 years ago, got to senior grade three then stopped flying for the past 3 years, yet I've been offered 2 instructing jobs since I've started making enquiries about getting back into the industry.

Good luck :ok:

The Full Mooney
13th Jan 2008, 20:12
Try the North Queensland Aero Club in Cairns. They are sceaming for instructors. The scenery and lifestyle is good too!

para adams
13th Jan 2008, 22:45
Peninsula Aero Club's flying school at Tyabb. An excellent school with the very best of CFI's.

RabidNuts
19th Jan 2008, 02:27
The bin - that's if you have just done your CPL, followed by your G3 rating solely for the purpose of building hours!

If you have consolidated your CPL license with some charter/scenic flying and aquired some practical skills you can pass on, then any flying training organisation that can put you to good use...

rN:ooh:

nibbio86
26th Jan 2008, 04:22
The bin - that's if you have just done your CPL, followed by your G3 rating solely for the purpose of building hours!
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Buddy, I know many excellent instructors that even if are doing the job for filling their logbook, are very professional. One of those is my current instructor. And please, don't tell me that the major part of them is instructing because they want to do that for the rest of their life.

RabidNuts
2nd Feb 2008, 04:05
That's great, and hats off to those who realise they are being paid as pilot and portray proffesionalism as such. However I have encoutered many who don't and as even some who shouldn't have a CPL let alone one being rated to teach others to fly - I think the system is partially to blame here.

You are correct in stating that most are there to learn and graduate onto the next gig with accrued hours being the yardstick but it has to be demonstrated in their attitude towards the job. This is the reason I chose not to instruct (cutting my nose off inspite etc...) and have benefitted from more diverse experiences.

rN