Originally Posted by
etflies
Because as CFI's we aren't competitive against guys on furlough from the airlines. It's hard to make yourself seem like the better choice over a pilot with thousands of tprop or jet hours when you have thousands of piston and a few hundred light twin hours. I'm working 7 days a week and I'll be taking almost a 50% increase in pay going to a regional, the pay at my flight school is horrible.
Average 1st year pay will be aprox 1700/month for a 1st year regional at 75 hours at $22.75/ hour. Dont expect more than 75.
So I assume you only make 1100 a month as an instructor (50% increase statement), and being that you work 7 days a week, you make on average $35 a day as an instructor.
Care to rethink your opinion on the extra 50% you will make at a regional?
I am not trying to be mean, but don't be melodramatic. There is nothing more annoying, as a regional pilot, is reading about a CFI who cant wait to fly an RJ so he can make big money, while the regional pilot is barely getting by.
Some might think that the reason why the regional pilot suffers financially is because the CFI wants to fly the RJ to make the "big bucks."