Obtaining CPL & FI, & jobs in the US
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Obtaining CPL & FI, & jobs in the US
I am looking into getting my CPL and then my FI rating in the US.
As you all know this is not cheap, so the last thing I would want to happen is to get fully qualified and then not be able to find a job.
So, can anyone tell me if there are jobs available for newly qualified instructors in the US?
I have a UK and US passport so there is no problem working in America.
I am 23 years old, I have my PPL, I have a degree, and I have just spent a year teaching English in a civil aviation collage in China.
I enjoy both teaching and flying so I would like to combine the two, and I would like to see where it all leads. Reading past comments it seems to be difficult to earn a decent living instructing so maybe I will move on to something else, but I want to stick with flying.
I do not have any real commitments so I would be willing to work anywhere.
So what are my chances? Should I not take the risk and play it safe? Pessimistic and optimistic opinions are welcome.
And if anyone has any suggestions on where to get qualified it would be appreciated.
As you all know this is not cheap, so the last thing I would want to happen is to get fully qualified and then not be able to find a job.
So, can anyone tell me if there are jobs available for newly qualified instructors in the US?
I have a UK and US passport so there is no problem working in America.
I am 23 years old, I have my PPL, I have a degree, and I have just spent a year teaching English in a civil aviation collage in China.
I enjoy both teaching and flying so I would like to combine the two, and I would like to see where it all leads. Reading past comments it seems to be difficult to earn a decent living instructing so maybe I will move on to something else, but I want to stick with flying.
I do not have any real commitments so I would be willing to work anywhere.
So what are my chances? Should I not take the risk and play it safe? Pessimistic and optimistic opinions are welcome.
And if anyone has any suggestions on where to get qualified it would be appreciated.
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There is always a CFI job in America, those are not that hard to come by. You get paid when you fly, you don't get paid when you don't fly. You may get some walk in students, but the successful CFIs get some of their own students outside the normal marketing of the schools.
You'll need a second job if you don't have spare cash, it is just about impossible for a new CFI to support themself doing nothing but flight instruction. It happens, but it is rare.
WF
You'll need a second job if you don't have spare cash, it is just about impossible for a new CFI to support themself doing nothing but flight instruction. It happens, but it is rare.
WF
