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Old 12-18-2022, 03:32 PM
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TiredSoul
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Don’t underestimate the people skills required to successfully teach, to the extent that after 4 years of being a CFI they should give you a Psychology Degree.
Working with people you may not personally like and being good at it is a very useful skill in a multi crew environment 135 or 121.
Expect to complete your CFI/CFII/MEI then ginf a job as a ramper and instruct before or after your shifts. Try the 2-10pm shift and instruct in the mornings.
I personally know people that were hired right out of the file truck into turbo props.
Network network network, run don’t walk.
Be polite and cheerful, happy to be there.
Show interest and be humble.
You never know when you’re talking to the chief pilot or getting that extra bag of ice for the owner, either one may just have had a pilot quit.
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