Originally Posted by
de727ups
Maybe the FAA should relax the rules on duty time for airline pilots doing instruction in their spare time. How many highly experienced pilots/CFI's are sitting reserve with nothing to do (me) that would be happy to work with the next generation. Only problem is, people say it will cost me my job if I do....
That might not be a bad idea, but I suspect that even if the rules were relaxed, most companies wouldn't want their pilots exposing themselves to certificate action as the result of a flight training incident.
I have a great instructor job....the pay is just a little above the highest figure mentioned on this thread thus far, but the BEST thing about my job is that the FAA has
very little involvement.
I'd like to move into a regional or some turbine equipment, but I just can't give up the pay at this job. I penciled it out one night and figured that it would take 8 years at a regional to be money ahead of staying put.
That's a tough number to swallow, especially when I'm 34.