Originally Posted by
cyrcadian
Honest advice.
Quit the academy and go to an FBO. It is not necessary to spend 12K on a CFI/II rating. Do you really want to work for an airline that accepts applicants with that amount of time.
Based on what I have seen my best bet for getting any type of training done in any type of practical time would be to stick with the school I am currently with right now. Yes it's expensive, but they are training is glass cockpit aircraft and the planes won't kill you.
The local FBO's are hurting right now. The ones that can teach you are shady and have planes that constantly break down and the reputable schools that do have good planes are so busy they can't squeeze people in. Everybody is strapped for CFI's also.
"Get it at your local FBO" sounds good on paper, but like I just said it's just not practical right now.
Plus I'm already enrolled in this course. I never change horses midstream.