FI(R) rating
Join Date: Oct 1999
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Why on earth would you want to go to uncle sam when you train to a v high standard with auntie carol at egsl in real brit weather. Puts you in good scenarios when you have to consider teaching students. IMHO you always get what you pay for on any training. Do not skimp at this stage!
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I wouldn't do the instructor rating at the end of the summer season. What ever the state of the economy there will be less work over winter than the summer. Therefore I would aim to be up and running as an instructor for the start spring.
I would also shop around a bit FI course wise and try and find out which places offered there students jobs at the end of it.
As for getting a job well the best well is to network. It's not the best FI that gets the job its the one who is in the CFI face when a job becomes available.
So get into sitting around at aerodromes and chat to the boys at the bar. Find out who may be about to move on etc
My final tip would be to concentrate all your efforts at the place you would most like to work/is the busiest/pays the most.
There is nothing worse than getting you first job only to fly 24 hours in your first 6 months of employment
I wouldn't do the instructor rating at the end of the summer season. What ever the state of the economy there will be less work over winter than the summer. Therefore I would aim to be up and running as an instructor for the start spring.
I would also shop around a bit FI course wise and try and find out which places offered there students jobs at the end of it.
As for getting a job well the best well is to network. It's not the best FI that gets the job its the one who is in the CFI face when a job becomes available.
So get into sitting around at aerodromes and chat to the boys at the bar. Find out who may be about to move on etc
My final tip would be to concentrate all your efforts at the place you would most like to work/is the busiest/pays the most.
There is nothing worse than getting you first job only to fly 24 hours in your first 6 months of employment
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Dont email the schools either, it justs get treated as spam. Go and talk to people but saying things like if you give me a job I will get the FI rating wont work.
Travel around, listen to what real people have to say and then make your own mind up as to whether it is worthwhile making the effort to get the rating.
You never know, you might be assessed as an ideal instructor or someone might tell you you have no chance because your personality is against you.
Dont rely on the forum.
Travel around, listen to what real people have to say and then make your own mind up as to whether it is worthwhile making the effort to get the rating.
You never know, you might be assessed as an ideal instructor or someone might tell you you have no chance because your personality is against you.
Dont rely on the forum.
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Do your instructor rating if you are passionate about flying and want to give someone the gift of being able to fly an airplane. Dont do it if your looking just to build hours. 
I work in a very busy flight school and there are two types of instructors. The mature instructor that wants to impart his knowledge and inspire student to fly.
The others are instructors waiting to get picked up by a airline and just do the minimum instructing.........
Its VERY VERY hard to get a job as a new instructor especially with NO instructor experience. It took me a year and a lot of networking. The school that taught me couldnt offer me a job, but they did help me in giving me contacts and suggesting schools to contact.
I work in a very busy flight school and there are two types of instructors. The mature instructor that wants to impart his knowledge and inspire student to fly.
The others are instructors waiting to get picked up by a airline and just do the minimum instructing.........
Its VERY VERY hard to get a job as a new instructor especially with NO instructor experience. It took me a year and a lot of networking. The school that taught me couldnt offer me a job, but they did help me in giving me contacts and suggesting schools to contact.
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I think you can be both things ie. someone who enjoys teaching people to fly, and someone who is hoping to build their hours up with a view to flying bigger stuff. Lets face it, GA instructing is very poorly paid and that's one big reason a lot of people look to move on. My ideal scenario would be to have a job working for an airline or a bizjet operator and be able to do some instructing part-time. Best of both worlds !
