Originally Posted by
de727ups
"I have been told by pilots that instructing won't teach you a thing about the 121 world"
Sounds like something Skyhigh would say.
I'd traslate that to mean "instructing is a waste of time if you can get a regional job sooner than later". This is a popular belief. And I'm all for moving up the career ladder ASAP. But not at the expense of putting a well qualified warm body in the right seat. Flight instructing is one way of expanding one's experience level to become a better jet F/O.
Better for whom? The company? The captain? or for the pilot who is trying to get a difficult career off the ground. In a few months time on the line it is difficult to tell the guy who wasted time as a CFI from the one who took the job at the earliest opportunity except for seniority.
Aviation is not a glorious profession that rewards skill and knowledge. The only thing that matters is luck, seniority, management and who your daddy is.
Getting there fast makes all the difference.
SkyHigh