View Poll Results: What kind of instructor are you?
Career Instructor - Love Instructing and do not intend to work for airlines (atleast not for the moment)
59
23.89%
Instructor - waiting to be hired by an airline
86
34.82%
Fly professionally for the money but still instruct for fun
54
21.86%
Instruct part time whilst earning another living not flying elsewhere
48
19.43%
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What kind of instructor are you?
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From: Oop North, UK
I think this poll needs at least one more choice, as well as the two options given there are certainly some who do not fit into either category, eg. those of us who instruct part time but are not looking at taking it further, or are already higher up the ladder and just instruct because we enjoy it and want to put a little back into aviation.
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From: north of barlu
foxmoth has a point ,I an normaly in the left seat of a jet but instruct for the fun of it.
I was lucky enough to have instructors who had a long background of proffesional aviation and hope that I have something to bring to instructing that will benifit my students.
I was lucky enough to have instructors who had a long background of proffesional aviation and hope that I have something to bring to instructing that will benifit my students.
Thread Starter
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: UK, London
Sorry! I dont think polls can be edited now.
But I get the drift. Thanks for replying. Good to see there are instructors who enjoy instructing but also want to work for airlines.
I had an impression there were a LOT of instructors intstructing JUST for building hours. Seems like thats not the case
But I get the drift. Thanks for replying. Good to see there are instructors who enjoy instructing but also want to work for airlines.
I had an impression there were a LOT of instructors intstructing JUST for building hours. Seems like thats not the case
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From: Long Beach, CA
I love instructing because I can pay my bills ontime and I love to pay bills ontime
I don't have the hours for any other kind of job other than instucting
Instructing is what I have been trained to do, and I do it best.
I always wanted to fly and I'm flying now...at least three times a day
I think that these statements cover most of the possible answers that an instructor can give, and I'll add...the bigger the aircraft the bigger the problems you have to deal with.
I don't have the hours for any other kind of job other than instucting
Instructing is what I have been trained to do, and I do it best.
I always wanted to fly and I'm flying now...at least three times a day
I think that these statements cover most of the possible answers that an instructor can give, and I'll add...the bigger the aircraft the bigger the problems you have to deal with.
Joined: Aug 2002
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From: UK
I'm with Fox and Dan on this one.
Have another more lucrative flying job, but recently gone back to instructing as well, after a 3 year gap with no training hat on after 20 odd years of it.
I find all the old satisfaction is still there and now realise how much I've missed this aspect of aviating in the past few years.
Have another more lucrative flying job, but recently gone back to instructing as well, after a 3 year gap with no training hat on after 20 odd years of it.
I find all the old satisfaction is still there and now realise how much I've missed this aspect of aviating in the past few years.
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Pilot 16
I hate to be nitpicky, but have you seen the results of your poll so far?
Errmm? I'm obviously missing something here - I thought this was generally regarded to be the problem? Honestly, I'm not being argumentative but 67% of those who responded to your poll either want to or do fly for the airlines. What does that say about people being motivated to be career instructors?
The way I would interpret those results is that the majority of instructors are building hours to get into the airlines, and when they get there, some of them decide to still instruct part time.
As an aside, the airlines I've worked for would not allow instructing on days off, as it interferes with max hours per month, and they weren't prepared to risk me being taken off the flying programme because I'd exceded the monthly max due to some part time flying instruction.
Your poll throws up an interesting question on how we interpret statistical information.
I had an impression there were a LOT of instructors instructing JUST for building hours. Seems like thats not the case
Good to see there are instructors who enjoy instructing but also want to work for airlines.
The way I would interpret those results is that the majority of instructors are building hours to get into the airlines, and when they get there, some of them decide to still instruct part time.
As an aside, the airlines I've worked for would not allow instructing on days off, as it interferes with max hours per month, and they weren't prepared to risk me being taken off the flying programme because I'd exceded the monthly max due to some part time flying instruction.
Your poll throws up an interesting question on how we interpret statistical information.
Last edited by Maximum; 21st November 2002 at 01:05.
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Pilot 16
I've just seen your post was on the 4th October, so obviously the poll results at that stage may well have been in accordance with what you said. Mucho apologies if this is the case. If not, then what I said still stands heh heh....
.........think the red wines getting to me.......
I've just seen your post was on the 4th October, so obviously the poll results at that stage may well have been in accordance with what you said. Mucho apologies if this is the case. If not, then what I said still stands heh heh....
.........think the red wines getting to me.......
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Fly professionally for the money but still instruct for fun !!!
Always come home from a days instructing with a smile on my face, I love passing on some of my knowledge and seeing the face on my student as I send him off on his first solo etc ......
The GA instructing world is 'FUN' !
I fly nice shinny jet's for the money .... but its like wearing a straight jacket compared to flying in the open FIR in a spam can ........ (Don't get me wrong, airline flying is a great way to earn a living - but it is work !).
Always come home from a days instructing with a smile on my face, I love passing on some of my knowledge and seeing the face on my student as I send him off on his first solo etc ......
The GA instructing world is 'FUN' !
I fly nice shinny jet's for the money .... but its like wearing a straight jacket compared to flying in the open FIR in a spam can ........ (Don't get me wrong, airline flying is a great way to earn a living - but it is work !).
HeliFirst
Joined: Jan 2001
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From: Lincoln & Norwich
WAS Contract Airline Captain.
Instructed part time on Helicopters
best conbination of jobs on the planet.
BUT 'First to go' after Sep 11!!
Now instruct helicopters full time.
so voted such
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Instructed part time on Helicopters
best conbination of jobs on the planet.
BUT 'First to go' after Sep 11!!
Now instruct helicopters full time.
so voted such
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From: South East.
Surely,guys, there must be another category.
What about the ex-Airline jocks who are now retired, renew their Instructor / Examiner ratings and fly light aircraft just because they love it ?
No hours building here - just the sheer joy of putting something back into the game and, to quote another contributor, the freedom of the FIR
instead of the choking restrictions of an airline operation.
B767s ? Give me a Tiger or a Super Cub, and a motivated young hopeful anytime !!
Rgds, Sleeve.
What about the ex-Airline jocks who are now retired, renew their Instructor / Examiner ratings and fly light aircraft just because they love it ?
No hours building here - just the sheer joy of putting something back into the game and, to quote another contributor, the freedom of the FIR
instead of the choking restrictions of an airline operation.
B767s ? Give me a Tiger or a Super Cub, and a motivated young hopeful anytime !!
Rgds, Sleeve.
The Original Whirly
Joined: Feb 1999
Aviation Qualifications: CPL
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From: Belper, Derbyshire, UK
I didn't vote, because I'm not quite an instructor yet...done the course but not the test. But when I get there I want to instruct on helicopters parttime while keeping my present job, which pays better, is more reliable, and quite enjoyable. I'm just greedy - I want to be paid to fly too. Seem to be quite a lot of us around judging by the poll results.
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all the instructors that apply for a position at my school are out to build hours. They view the students as a means to the airlines and are not interested in them or the problems they may be having be able to pay for or fit the lessons in to their limited free time. One instructor wants all lessons booked a week in advance, or he wont fly because it interferes with his social life.