Originally Posted by
stfoley23
So i've been considering Republic for quite some time now but today a colleague CFI brought to my attention the Envoy cadet program... where you can be brought on as a "company CFI" for one of their partner schools (i'm a current CFI at one) and they'll pay you $1,000 every 100 hours of flight time you get, you get insurance, 401k and travel benefits plus a $17,500 sign on bonus (and obviously the flow thorough to American). I honestly don't know much about Envoy, haven't even considered them before.... but it just seems to me something about it seems too good to be true or there's a catch to it.
The $1,000 per 100 hours isn't pay, it's an advance on your bonus. The travel benefits are valued at $5,000 and you will owe it back if you leave in less than 2 years from indoc or IOE (not sure which one).
It's really a pair of golden handcuffs, Non rev benefits in exchange for a contract.
The relative seniority is a concern. There are a ton of people in the program already who will probably get hired before you, slowing down movement down the road.
EDIT: if you're looking for travel benefits as a CFI, look at air Wisconsin. They have a cadet program with no contract that includes non rev travel and actual pay as opposed to an advance.