Not to side with the '200 hour hire' types or anything but think about it... These days who the hell wants to stick with a job that pays very little with no room for advancement and has long hours?



I can go to a school that lets me CFI for 2 or more years afterwards to build time making no money at all only to go to an airline and not make any money for another 4 years...

Or

I can go to an 'ab-initio' school that can get me into the right seat of an airliner with a seniority number and make more money over the next 6 years than someone who spent 2 or more years as a CFI.


I'm sorry but I myself wouldn't want to sit at a job that has no chance for raises or promotions for any longer than I have to. Everyone is a PFJ these days. Colleges can cost more than flight schools... Most Companies require college 'education'. think about it. we created it.

Give CFI's better pay and better (and safer) working conditions and hours, then raise the mins a little bit... Of course F/O's should make at least 40K the first year. Anything less for ANY full time job is an insult. Especialyl when a coffee fetching admin assistant can make more than someone who pilots a highly advanced airliner in a highly advanced environment with peoples lives in their hands...