Originally Posted by
N6724G
CFIing is a great job. Unfortunantly, it doesnt pay the bills. I work at a military flying club and I have one dedicated student. I have a few others that fly every now abd then. SO basicallly I make no money here. Thats why I cant do this full time.
And as far as decision making skills go, I have been using the MDMP(military decision making process) for years. Iwas a Platoon Leader inBosnia and an Executive Officer in Iraq. I have made plenty of decisions in critical situations. So I hope I bring tha to the table.
I just ned to learn this jet stuff. I am thinking about taking a jet transition course to get up to speed on things. I am a hands on person. Ilearn better in a classroom setting as opposed to studying on my own.
Thought. comments anyone?
I think it would be a waste of money. You're not flying a jet yet, so, who cares if you know jet aircraft systems. Learn it when you get a job flying a jet. That's why you have over a month of ground school for an airline, much of which is learning about systems.
Why don't you become a full time CFI at a pretty major school. I see ads that have full time CFI's making 30-40K per year. You will be flying alot and learning even more.
And also, just because of some military decision making process, does not mean that you can make decisions in the air. That will only come with experience.