Originally Posted by
viper548
If you specialize in something it would be easy to make much more money. Once at the two year mark as a CFI you can train other CFI's. Most airline bound guys are gone by that point, so you should get a premium for being qualified for that. Getting trained as a cirrus instructor would get you into that market, though I'm not sure if the cost is worth it. Just a guess, but I'd think $40-50/hr for CFI instruction and $80/hr as a cirrus instructor would be reasonable.
Originally Posted by
TiredSoul
Get specialized in high performance complex and get insurance approved to do recurrent training for owner pilots.
That’s usually at day rate.
Lot of things you can do, diversifying is the key.
Then find your niche(s) and build on it.
Thanks guys! that is how I have been very fortunate in my current job and looking to semi-retire. Found a niche other's were afraid of doing the work and built on that. At this stage, just dont know what niche(s) are in the industry yet, but I do have a knack of finding them when they hit me in the head sometimes, lol!
Thanks again! This has been very informative!!