Originally Posted by
CaptainTeezy
Look people...it is not so much GIA...it is the mentality of all these pilots. Nobody respects the CFI experience. Everyone wants to hop right into a jet as soon as they can. There is sooooo much to learn from 1000+ hours of CFIing and GA flying. I always tell pilots they should instruct to their 135 mins and since they are so close may as well go to the ATP mins. You will be much more attractive to higher paying jobs and you dont have to play the regional airline BS game.
I wouldnt say "no one respects cfi experience", I respected mine. I respect everyone who's done it. I firmly believe that that experience stays with you forever. Sure it gets boring and after you do it for a long time you want to move on asap but the basic flying skills that are gained are invaluable. I've seen guys who didnt instruct a day in their life do stalls in the sim at a 121 airline and they get nervous. Not all but most of them are uncomfortable with stalls. Most instructors dont get worked up about stalls because they've done them a million times and know that its not a big deal as long as you recover appropriately.
on top of that most instructors have it ingrained in them never get slow and to always be cognizant of airspeed. +5 -0 is what i always told my students, i could care less if you carry a little bit of speed but never get slow.