I don't have my CFII, so I have been a primary instructor this year and plan on doing CFII next year. I would say the actual flying part of instruments is the easiest, I would say flying is a really small part of instrument work. Most of instrument flying is regulations and procedures things you learn best by teaching it over and over again (and by the time it gets boring you know it).

That is why I'm not applying I don't feel I'm qualified. If I got offered a job yes it would be hard to turn down (well not at pinnacle that would be easy to turn down). The regionals I want to fly for aren't hiring people with 500/50, because those places are crap airlines (with few exceptions like express jet, but I don't know if they are hiring that low). And you may not understand but there are people in the world that have a set of beliefs and morals that they stand by, I dont think it is safe or right for people with 500 hrs to be flying turboprops and jets with peoples lives in there hands so I'm not going to do it. I don't see why you have to mock me for making a decision to do the right thing.

I'm saying that people being able to become airline pilots in 400 hours because mommy and daddy had enough money to send them to one of these programs is brining down the pilot profession. I'm not a welder what I'm saying is being a profession pilot has gone from a profession (where it requires years of training and studying and paying your dues) to the equivalant of being a welder, a couple years of school no practice and your ready to hit the skies.