Originally Posted by
xjtr
So working as an instructor (one of the most highly skilled professions out there) for $14 per hour is ok? What about putting in 10 to 12 hours at the school to get paid for 4 or 5? How is this any different? Whats the difference between flying 135 and flying Beech 1900's for Lakes besides a few regulations? Also, I loved working for Lakes and wouldn't trade the experience for anything. I wouldn't trade my experiences shooting NDB approaches in 40 knots of wind in a snow storm with a DME arc for many things at all and not only because it was "hard" but because it was a lot of fun. How can you tell me I should've stayed instructing?
First off don't mock being an instructor. How do you think you got where you are? And yes before selling out to a place making no money working for conditions that make it hard for the indrustry to get better is not a great idea. Like I said I had over 300 resumes out there and turned down dozens of jobs before I accepted this one. You chose to work at $14 per hour putting in 10-12hrs and getting paid for 4 or 5. You chose that. You should have held out for better. There is no excuse for working at a place that has poor conditions. Being a professional pilot from the CFI level on up is something that demands respect. Not just from the general public but from the pilots as well. Accepting low paying wages at one job is screwing the industry. You took the position because of the low hiring mins, made less, bad conditions, didn't care. So yes. You sold out.