Originally Posted by
Air Stang 7
Where are you instructing or referring to that amount of hours is a pipe dream? On a slow week at the schools, 30 hours was bad. Having your II and MEI helps though and a lot of those places are willing to pay for it with a time commitment.
A commitment which with the ATP/R-ATP rule doesn't slow you down from getting on a seniority list. So the CFI benefits twice, a MEI paid for by the school (under a contract that's as long as it'll take to get your time, or it might even take you longer than the contract, depending on your total flight time when hired).
Second, everyone else has to get the same flight time, so a guy who can afford to buy multi time does not bypass you. Which used to happen when the ATP requirement was not in effect. The multi engine time required was higher. 100 hours at some places, 50 at others and 25 at the less desirable outfits.