Originally Posted by
kaputt
Appreciate the responses! Were both of you instructors? What is it that makes the job so tough? Long hours, or the added ground duties like briefing/debriefing and classroom teaching?
Also I've driven through Pueblo once, and the interstate side of town certainly was not that great looking. Didn't know though if there might be some nicer areas on the western side of the town.
Almost any sort of flight instruction is going to be a lot more work than almost any airline job. Especially primary instruction.
Also while some folks appreciate the dynamic nature of the job, the fact is that while it's not boring it WILL get monotonous eventually. Once you've seen and done it all a few times, there just isn't much in the way of new stuff to look forward to.
I absolutely enjoyed my CFI years, and am absolutely glad they lasted just about long enough but not a day longer.