300 to 1500 hours? How are you going to do it?
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I was one of those who took the instructing path at 19 years old. With no money left and no one willing to pay much I joined the air force and have not looked back. All of my friends who went the non instructional path are still second officers for the majors. I have moved on from my heavy multi time and am back instructing (in the Airforce). There is many ways to skin a cat!
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boy I hear alot of complaining about how hard it is. Well...Lindbergh instructed and that's good enough for me.
Give up everything and you will get ahead...think that it will be an easy course and you are wrong, unless daddy has lots of money.
IF it were easy, everyone would do it. you are being weeded out by those 300 to 1500 hours. I am a damn good pilot and it came from sacrifice not an easy time of it.
When I was waiting for a new student, I would read and enhance my knowledge. I would listen to other instructors and what they said to their students. I would go to the bench and watch landings and learn.
Do whatevery you like. Blame the FAA or the wretched way you guys do things in Europe.
But put up or shut up...put up by paying your dues the hard way.
Give up everything and you will get ahead...think that it will be an easy course and you are wrong, unless daddy has lots of money.
IF it were easy, everyone would do it. you are being weeded out by those 300 to 1500 hours. I am a damn good pilot and it came from sacrifice not an easy time of it.
When I was waiting for a new student, I would read and enhance my knowledge. I would listen to other instructors and what they said to their students. I would go to the bench and watch landings and learn.
Do whatevery you like. Blame the FAA or the wretched way you guys do things in Europe.
But put up or shut up...put up by paying your dues the hard way.
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Most people here are complaining about no jobs etc. well if you think you have bad luck then ask a pilot from the Middle East. well, for a normal guy with say an ATPL/JAA licence in Europe, you can go to your local flight academy and apply for an instructor/bush pilot/sea plane pilot/ small cargo companies. if not then you can go 1 or 2 hours away and apply to other similar places if your local place are not hiring or w.e.
In the Middle east there is no sea plane/bush pilot/flight academys. I repeat, there are are barely any FLIGHT SCHOOLS in here. so guys have to travel to get their license and some have to travel to get
jobs to build their hours since local airlines don't hire low hour pilots. and when they come back, you know what? for me, I have 2 bloody airlines to apply to. I'm from Bahrain and we have 2 airlines and one of them is like shutting soon.
if you think your chances are low, then ask me! I'm basically getting the in every "door I open". I can't work in America and Europe due to my nationality. my only chance is Bush pilot in Africa. it's a career to go with, but I damn love this job so you have to take one for the planes.
In the Middle east there is no sea plane/bush pilot/flight academys. I repeat, there are are barely any FLIGHT SCHOOLS in here. so guys have to travel to get their license and some have to travel to get
jobs to build their hours since local airlines don't hire low hour pilots. and when they come back, you know what? for me, I have 2 bloody airlines to apply to. I'm from Bahrain and we have 2 airlines and one of them is like shutting soon. if you think your chances are low, then ask me! I'm basically getting the
in every "door I open". I can't work in America and Europe due to my nationality. my only chance is Bush pilot in Africa. it's a career to go with, but I damn love this job so you have to take one for the planes.
Last edited by Nekro; 29th Aug 2012 at 19:48.
