Originally Posted by
jefflebowski
Hi all,
Here is my story. 40 years old, working on CFI and only have 300 hours. I own a construction company that has offices in a few states (160 nm) and I also practice law sometimes. I have always wanted to fly for an airline and I am finally in a position to do so. I know I will never make it to the majors and that is fine. I was thinking about buying a 152/172 to commute to my other office and to build time, but my club has a nice 152 for $70 wet and 172 for $90 wet. Would the airlines look down on logging the 1,200 or so hours via paying for them? I plan on teaching some, but I do not think I will have the time to teach primary students; it wouldn't be fair to my students. Opinions? Fortunatly my wife can run the business so I will have a nice income while I fly. Thanks all.
I don't know that the airlines would look down on you logging all of your time flying back and forth between your offices. I think it would depend on a lot of factors. Compared to a CFI, you will get a lot more cross country experience and if you are constantly flying in the IFR system, all the better. But... Teaching other people how to fly is an excellent way to gain experience and learn about flying, all while getting paid to do it. Why not do both and get the best of both worlds. If you don't have enough time to teach primary students now, what will change when you get hired by an airline? The schedule of a new regional pilot will be much more demanding and less flexible than that of a CFI.