Originally Posted by
Airplane Crazy
Thanks for all the input guys. I know that some flight schools sponsors, but I think if I have to flightistruct for 4-6 years I will end up shooting myself at some point. I always saw people getting sick of instructing after about a year. Me signing up a contact to flight instruct untill I get my greencard might not be too smart. Not saying that hey I should get the same previledges, but I know going instrction rote for that long might be a disaster. That happened someone I know. He got on with a part 141 shcool. After he instruted there for a year and a half he found out it wll be anoter 4 years before he could get his greencard. By than he was already burnt off, so he finally said screw this and he left. So really to be honest I have to say there's no way I can handle instucting for 4-6 years. Especally consideing there's no gurantee that I will get my greencard at the end and sometims it takes longer than that to get the card.
Here's the deal with Flight Instructing for a university. The fact that you're going to have to stay there for a long period of time can work for you. They will be more likely to move you up into more "management" positions where the instructing is much easier and you make more money. If you can suck it up for a year, you can open the door as an ACI (usually salaried) or Check Instructor. Then all you have to do is sit around and watch other people's students f*ck up. WAAAAAAAY easier than actually teaching.
P.S. - There are several guys at my old flight school who started as students and have stayed there 6+ years, some foreign, some not. It's not THAT bad...and if it gets what you need than more power to it.