Originally Posted by steak pilot

Good luck looking around buddy... no one else is hiring!!! That is the problem with most young pilots today; they are not willing to make sacrifices for a job. Kansas is right, nothing but a buch of short sighted talk with no walk. I thought the same thing when I was CFI'n (Great Lakes= Great Mistakes), truth is that this is the best move I could have made. Keep CFI'n and wait 2 years untill airlines start hiring again then get to an airline, or bite the bullet and get into an airline now, make some sacrifices now and reap the benifits latter. And I'm not getting furloghed, like those "more desirable" airlines!!!

Kansas- We are healthy, young pilots. Of course, it's all relative when comparied to Starbucks, UPS or FedEx. Regular visits $30, Preventative care $30. Vision $60 Dental is 100% coverage for preventative care, 80% for basic (after $100 deductable). For most of us we are not going to be retiring from here, and it's no secret that medical insurence is expencive. Lakes is no exception, but it's better than our previous CFI'n jobs or whatever.