Chanses of becoming a flight instructor
 

I recently finished my CFI rating, does anyone out there know what the chanses are of geting a job as one in the nearest future?:confused:

in the US? extremely good :D Infact, statisticly more people joined the part 141 school i attended after 9/11 then before. Meaning there was more interest in flying.

in Iceland? no clue :cool:

ok, but that's not open for european pilots, is it? You nead to have the green card etc.

You said you had a CFI rating, not a FI(R) rating.

Where are you?

CFI = FAA
FI= JAR

MJ

ok sorry FI(A) rating. I'm in Europe.

Chances
 

Surely if you apply for any job spelling does count....

Not great at the moment. Many of those who have been looking for airline work for the past year or two have now decided to do the FI(A). Until the airlines hire again, there ain't gonna be many posts opening up for instructors in the UK.

ok, not what I wanted to hear but still, thanks

i dont know the regulations over in the UK or europe as a whole, but if i can't find a job as an instructor i might as well try to build some time and offer free instruction. Not as good as "getting paid to fly", but good enough to build time.

Not good if you fly as well as you spell!

mattpilot


When you have built your hours instructing for free are you then going to buy your own type rating and then prostitute yourself to the airlines by working for free. You must be desperate vvvvvvvery desperate.

AllTrimDoubt, I am sorry if I offended you with my spelling. Where did you get the idea that I fly as “well” as I spell? Are these two linked together in any way you know of, because if that is the case I would seriously have to look in to that.

Orninn

Poor spelling might affect your memorised checklists if you mispell the Mnemonics :D

@statler

you misunderstood.

If i couldn't get a flying job, and instead would have to flip burgers at MCD or do some other job that is not related to flying, i'd at least try to build time instead of doing nothing. Only 5 hours a week will get you over 250 hours a year. Dont you think thats one step closer to a flying job?

Lets say a potential employer looks at your logbook and looks at what you've done the past year. What will look better, 50 hours of recreational flying or 250 hours of instructing? He doesn't know you weren't paid, and if he would, what difference does it make?

Is this forum a spelling contest.Dont think so. WE ARE NOT writing CV´s here, so alltrimdoubt and other "einstein´s out there the guy has english as second language.. SO give it a rest

he is propably better pilot than u anyway

Leave the profanities out, or leave the discussion.

Scroggs

MATT PILOT

flying for nothing wont go down well in the FI world, it only encourages schools to pay poorly & you wont make many friends.

The best way in is take up a part time position, which many turn down for want of a full time position, be patient and respect the guys already in, before long you will be a full timer

Visit flying schools/clubs near you and ask in person if there is a chance that they might be looking for people. It is the only way to find out.