Originally Posted by
effsharp
I think Silver2Gold has a real valid point here. Especially when you consider that your wife or kids are on that plane. It is absolutely absurd for an unconfident pilot to drive these people around. I built my time flying checks.. and I learned a lot. And I don't blame a person for taking a job that is offered to him/her. The problem is not with the pilot but with the system. I know of no other profession that puts a person in instructor role as a first job. It makes no sense.
Good point - and I should have brought this up. In a like manner, I do not fault these young guys/girls for taking and flying those jobs. Rather, quite the opposite - good on em for stepping up to the plate. The FAA, however, is negligent in allowing it to happen in the first place.