Originally Posted by
Fourpaw
Can one even make more outside of employment here…one for one? On three year pay, a days work plus 401 is almost a grand, double that for a GS. I don’t do anything outside of Delta for this reason. I thought about jumping back into things like CFIing and etc. but turning down $2k for $40 just doesn’t make sense.
Neither does the risk of you or a student doing something dumb in a 172 for $40/hr.
This career is not worth jeopardizing to be a CFI.