Originally Posted by Punkpilot48
But at the same time its a little flawed thinking that. SUre I only make 15 dollars an hour....but I work over 100 a month. Some of the guys I have worked with left their hometown FBO where they made 40 an hour because they were luck to bring 500 dollars a month.
When I get my class date I'll be taking a pay cut...Didnt think that that could happen to a CFI.
If you need a real income, you can work and also teach at the FBO part time, just takes longer. But if you hang out at our local FBO's (in SOCAL) you will soon get enough walk-in business to fill a 5 or 6 day week. The full time guys with all the ratings and experience easily make $40-60K, especially if they charge for ground school.
I took a HUGE paycut from MEI/Check Airman to airline pilot. But I don't work nearly as hard or as much as an airline guy.