Originally Posted by
Macchi30
if that happens i can almost guarantee probably 75% of the CFIs right now would leave the industry. Before I got laid off by a very large florida based flight school, which (before covid) CFIs were logging 100+ hours a month and able to pay bills. In march after covid started, I was only flying about 20-25 hours a month. I was having to pull money out of my savings account just to pay rent and gas. No way this would be sustainable long term for most people
Plenty of people did that in the 00s and came back when things got better in the mid 10s. It would be the smart thing to do once you reach 1500 - 2000 hours.