Originally Posted by
stinsonjr
Definately think he shouldn't be a CFI. The crop duster remark ("you will earn the same as digging ditches") is innaccurate. Crop dusters are pretty well paid, and I think there is a mis-informed notion that they are not skilled. In fact, I would out the pure flying skills of a crop duster against that of airline pilots - they absolutely know how to fly - and actually manipulate the controls of an aircraft to make it do what they want, as opposed to monitoring an auto-pilot.
What I was trying to tell him was that he doesn't HAVE to dig ditches to earn money to fly. If he doesn't want to be a CFI, he can do other odd jobs and make the same or more money as digging ditches and get hours in the process. I never said anything about crop dusters being unskilled!!