Originally Posted by
LineTroll
I am curious about the CFI recommendations.
I understand the kind of skills that being a CFI will build, and how they can be applied to the 121 world. Here's my question: After a certain amount of time being a CFI (say passing a few people through checkrides), wouldn't it be better to move to something else and try to build time in a more challenging aircraft?
The way I am seeing it put out here is that a lot of you are suggesting building all your time before jets as a CFI. The way I see it, CFI will only get you so far, and definitely will not give you very much experience flying a complex high performance aircraft.
There has to be a point where building experience in a twin is going to trump building experience CFIing in a 172. I understand about MEI and CFII being good experience along those lines, but I still see those as being limiting. They leave out a middle step on the way to flying a jet (at least that's the picture that I am getting).
Once you get 500 hours, try to find a 135 company that flies checks and see if you can fly for them VFR only. I got some good BE55 and C402 time that way. Just be careful who you work for. Do some homework on the company, pilot group, management and maintenance before you climb aboard. I didn't do that, and I learned a valuable lesson in ethics.