I agree with all of these people. Getting at least your CFI inital is such a HUGE accomplishment. You will feel a great deal of satisfaction that may even motivate you to work on your CFII or even MEI! You can still fly the pipe line gig on the side...but I can promise you this - you will learn more as a flight instructor then you probably have thus far in your aviation career. I would put money on it! Plus, I bet you will get more satisfaction knowing that you passed on your passion to someone else. That is the BEST feeling, I think anyone could ever experience.

Don't let me stop you from flying the pipe line thing. This is just my own personal opinion. Good luck on your future endevors.

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