I am in the same situation as Vector and appreciate not only the question, which I think the CFI route already made more sense (simply put, how can you turn down knowledge), but the information that you all have provided as to how the industry is panning out.

A question(s) I have to you out there that are and have been in the industry for a while...where do you all see the VLJ's going in the industry? Is that the up and coming avenue for smaller companies and from your knowledge, what type of experience do they look for? I know of at least one company down in Florida who is using the Eclipse as an air taxi service. I am just curious because being out of the industry, it seems difficult to find much out about that sector of aviation? Truthfully, I would much rather be a truck driver than a taxi driver (that goes out to all of you freight jockeys out there), but it may be a way to build turbine time after teaching for a while.