Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
It has been my experience that flight schools really do not like to hire laid off airline pilots to much. In the first place it must be hard on student moral to have an airline hero in the pattern doing touch and gos and management probably thinks that as a seasoned professional that you would be more difficult to manage.
I remember when I was a full time CFI whenever an airline guy would come in looking for a job they would leave us wondering "what is so wrong with this guy that he needs to find an instructing job?". I wouldn't count on your CFI as a career back up.
SkyHigh
True in some cases, but not all. You can always freelance at the FBO...your professional credentials will give you a leg up on some of the low-time competetion.