ATPL v CPL / IR Ground School

[jerezflyer]

Originally Posted by potkettleblack

Jerez I can fully understand your reasoning and good to see that there are people who are willing to commit to be career instructors rather than the many hour builders we come across that jump ship at the first chance. Only thing is....what if one day the guy who owns a biz jet, king air or twin on the other side of the field comes over and needs someone to fill in on a part time basis? Having the ATPL g/s and IR would put you in a better position and you might enjoy a bit of a change from instructing 7 days a week. Just another view.

Very true - however, I could not survive economically as a full time FI because I would have to take a severe pay cut from my current career. This means I would only really be instructing at weekends, and maybe doing other things that a CPL lets you do such as VFR pleasure flights, etc. Without an IR, I can get an ME rating to fly light twins (I know, VFR only).
I dont think even flying a king air as a F/O would work financially (although I would live happily ever after if I could - prefer a king air to a large jet).