Originally Posted by
Bumper
Look into aerial survey, I did it many years ago flying mainly LIDAR 6-8 hours a day 20 day rotations and pay good. Do search for aerial survey companies and start blasting out resumes. Most are home based so no moving.
On the other hand you are almost at 135 IFR mins so if you can hang in there till 1200 you have a lot more options.
Also just curious to what the student did.... not trying to pry but maybe posting your experience may help others.
Sounds like a great time building job. Just what I need to get these hours. Get up in the morning and fly my a$$ off all day, everyday.
Short story time: student was international Vietnamese. Has 75 hours and I trained him from the start. Did the 3 take offs and landings and they were great. I jumped out the the plane and sent him on his way to do 3 laps in the pattern. Each lap had to be to a full stop and taxi backs though. Student was on final and tower had to tell him to go around 5 times because airplane in the downwind said they had "severe" engine roughness. Kid was just nervous maybe? He went around finally. On the next lap around he landed and as he was trying to taxi back to the runway, he didn't contact ground for taxi instructions went ahead on his own and cut 2 company aircraft off on taxiways and on runway. Sigh. Like I said, lucky tower was feeling. Nice that day so no violation.