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KiwiExpat
Give me NAMES!!! 
There are places where people would appreciate your experience; they just tend to be at the smaller aero clubs rather than larger flying schools
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Names. Sure. You have your head screwed on by the content of your posts. I'd love to have a chat if you're in Auckland. Drop me a P.M. and I'll see if I can't get some decent guys along.
Skills can be taught, but attitude is a bit harder. I'm sure that you will agree that flying is a "people industry".
ECT?
Skills can be taught, but attitude is a bit harder. I'm sure that you will agree that flying is a "people industry".
ECT?
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Hi all,
Thanks for the replies
I have often heard that many people prefer to have a "grey haired" instructor, which made me think about just doing the cpl and trying to get some commercial work. But then I thought about what I look for in an instructor, and realised that if they are passionate about flying, use a teaching method that "suits" me, and can maintain my confidence, then I don't care about age.
I'm going to call around to a few flight schools in the Wellington region and see what they have to say. Due to finances it's going to take me a year or two to complete the course, but I am going to get there!
Cheers,
Matt.
Thanks for the replies
I have often heard that many people prefer to have a "grey haired" instructor, which made me think about just doing the cpl and trying to get some commercial work. But then I thought about what I look for in an instructor, and realised that if they are passionate about flying, use a teaching method that "suits" me, and can maintain my confidence, then I don't care about age.
I'm going to call around to a few flight schools in the Wellington region and see what they have to say. Due to finances it's going to take me a year or two to complete the course, but I am going to get there!
Cheers,
Matt.
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and they know what they're talking about!
Matt,
Loco, ECT, and ZK-DAN are good pals of mine and GREAT instructors (one is a clone of the other infact!)
Loco has a head full of knowledge and has certainly helped me see where i want to go with my flying. So he is the man to talk to. But DAN makes a good point... the coffee HAS to be good!
But seriously good on ya for wanting to be a career instructor. the view that people have of instructors these day's as being at the bottom of the industry is totally disgusting. as loco often say's, everyone was a student pilot once. and they owe their current flying jobs to their instructors!
finally, i have to agree with ECT about the Pay-as-you-go method. it is much healthier in the long run than student loans. so push this on to your students from day one! 
Loco, ECT, and ZK-DAN are good pals of mine and GREAT instructors (one is a clone of the other infact!)
Loco has a head full of knowledge and has certainly helped me see where i want to go with my flying. So he is the man to talk to. But DAN makes a good point... the coffee HAS to be good!
But seriously good on ya for wanting to be a career instructor. the view that people have of instructors these day's as being at the bottom of the industry is totally disgusting. as loco often say's, everyone was a student pilot once. and they owe their current flying jobs to their instructors!
finally, i have to agree with ECT about the Pay-as-you-go method. it is much healthier in the long run than student loans. so push this on to your students from day one!
