Originally Posted by etflies

Last year, after billing out around 1000hrs, after taxes, yes, I will "take home" a little over the figure you posted. I instruct at a small FBO in the Midwest. Industry leading pay, we do not have, but for the last 2 years I haven't had any other option if I wanted to keep flying. I was happy to have the job. Now I am hoping to move on. It may not be the best place, but for many of us our options are limited, and it is a step in the direction we want to go.