Originally Posted by
CO Pilotguy
Need some help-
Just finished up my CFII. Finding it hard to find a job teaching in Denver.
I switched schools in between commercial and CFI, and am now realizing how difficult the loyalty issue is when trying to get hired. At least around here, if you didn't go through their program, you don't get hired.
Could use some guidance on where some good places to go would be in either FL, AZ, or TX. Hopefully do three or four months somewhere, and then return to CO with a few hundred dual given.
Open to just about any low time jobs anyone knows about as well.
All guidance appreciated.
I instructed at TransPac in Phoenix for 6 months. All Chinese contract students and they did hire new CFIs. I liked the fact that I didn't have to go out and find students (like you would in part 61 instructing) they were assigned to me. I'll be honest it isn't an easy job for a variety of reasons but I don't regret working there.
Where ever you decide to go I would suggest instructing at a school with foreign contract students since they usually have a steady stream of students for you to instruct. Yea the language barrier is tough at first but they get better at English and you actually get better at understanding them too. Plus I found that most of them are actually pretty motivated too.