brav,

remember this....it is not all about getting the 1000 hours or whatever number some airline seeks. part of it is having fun, enjoying the flying, people, students, tower guys, ramp rats and such. sure you want to eventually move on, but have some damn fun on the way there.

i averaged 80-100 month, but that was at sheble's were we flew 350 days a year. you must consider where you live/work and the weather conditions you'll be dealing with. i'd guess most guys/girls fly between 40-70 hours a month but that has a lot of room for error. don't forget alot of ground school in there also. plus you want to have an opportunity to fly a twin at some point also. CFI,II,MEI are good qualifications to possess.

as far as pay goes that is as different as most schools. typically instructor are compensated by the hour with 10 bucks on the low side up to 20 dollars an hour or more. it just depends. remember that is flight time/ground....not all the time spent in the office doing paperwork, answering phones and eating doughnuts. so if you fly only 2 hours a day five days a week=$200.00 a week before taxes. you might want to make sure that the place you teach has students or you have the ability to get some......lot of Top Ramen nights.

we were/are paid salary at sheble's.....not a whole lot to start(350.00/week) but i didn't have to worry about eating every week either.

BTW i didn't get hired until I had 1800TT and 600 multi you never know what the magic # will be