THINKING of becoming an INSTRUCTOR?

[PAPI-74]

Don't start me off. Mine totals over 60K with the FIC and MCC and keeping 3 kids fed. I am just about to start instructing next month after the FIC. I have tried to get an Airline job, but every f...er is paying for it and most are from Europe. How do we get a look in unless really well connected. I just hope doors open in the spring after a short spell instructing....

[wingbar]

I totally agree with you sir, it's disgusting, I know of no other industry at all where this sort of stuff goes on....

I hope we all get that break soon.... meanwhile, thinking about a shift at Tesco's inbetween...especially now the winters looming....

[PAPI-74]

I just hope that we are not plagued with fog this winter, or having an FIC will be as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike. If we don't get some teaching wx, I will be there with you.
We love it.....
Did an IFR flight to Leeds and back at FL090 in a C182 yesterday (to keep my hand in). Being on top of the cu's really helps to keep your pecker up and focus on the end to all this worry.
Keep the faith amigo!

[BIG MISTER]

Glad to see that youve got the FI Jinks !

So gents, any advice on where to get the rating done part time and local to the Gatwick area ?

Cheers


BM

[TheOddOne]

FI training

Try The Pilot Centre at Denham. Superb instruction, but there's probably a waiting list...

The Odd One

[PAPI-74]

Biggin Hill is the closest to you. Cabair do it for 7K and Biggin Air Services (not sure of the name) are a grand cheaper I have been told.
Cabair are always looking for new FI(R) as they keep going into the Airlines. You will get your paws on twins too and the pay is quite generous.
Have you tried Shoreham?

[G_STRING]

Where can you go to undertake a CRI (Class Rating Instructor) course? Sounds a good concept

Regards

[TheOddOne]

Originally Posted by G_STRING

Where can you go to undertake a CRI (Class Rating Instructor) course? Sounds a good concept
Regards

I did mine at Denham. I was a bit of a guinea pig as they hadn't done one before; niether had the examiner. There are 3 hours flying and 25 hours groundschool to do, then a test. We started off with the human factors 'learning style' stuff, then picked bits out of the FI course that would be especially relevant for helping post PPLs who are a bit rusty. We moved on to construction of lesson plans and practicing giving long briefings. The flying was 3 sorties, stalling, PFLs and circuits. The last was the most challenging and probably the most important. I did a bit of practice on a fellow club-member prior to the test, mainly to get more competent in the right seat.

The test itself followed the format that you might expect with someone who had learned on a Cessna but never flown a PA28: a long briefing on the differences between the types, then out to the training area. Demonstrate recovery from the base-final stall and the full-flap final stall, then a PFL (with a reminder about whose licence is at stake if you get below 500'!), an EFATO then back into the circuit. There was a real xwind at the 'full 17kt' for the PA28 so that was pretty interesting! Then a de-brief. There were some obvious howlers that I failed to spot that I like to think I'd catch in a real situation.

It was good fun and made me think a lot about stuff I didn't even think I still knew ( a long brief on earth and space gyros made my head hurt!) I can also now draw a diagram of all the various classes of airspace and VFR privileges in each. You can read up on the requirements for the rating and its privileges in LASORS, free on-line.

Cheers,
TheOddOne