Originally Posted by JabroniJohn

Hi all,

Full time CFI/II here who will be hitting 1500 hours at the end of September. So far only 1 airline has offered me an interview but there is no set date for it and it's looking like class dates are 6 months out after getting a job offer anyway.

I don't mind instructing but I can not live off the low wages. I am a career changer and I am getting ready to go back to my old career until hiring picks back up.

My plan is to continue to fly maybe once a week to stay current. I don't have my MEI so I believe I will be getting that rating as well. Hopefully I can find a way to continue to do some freelance flight instructing.

Will my application be "weaker" since I'm no longer a full time CFI? Any other suggestions on how to move forward? I am pretty much 100% shooting to be an airline pilot.

Thank you.