Originally Posted by
AirWillie
While I agree that having a CFI is great, not having one is not as dire as you make it out to be. I would actually say that the most advantage you have at an interview for entry level flying is not being a CFI but being IFR current. After all that's what you'll be flying in training and on the line. I've flown with plenty of CAs that were not CFIs they are fine. A personal preference is flying with CAs that have prior pt135 single pilot. That is REAL PIC flying experience.
Not having one isn't all that bad...as I pointed out ME time is far more critical, the more the better. But if someone's motives for not wanting to CFI have to do with not wanting to deal with people...that's not someone who is going to make a good team player or leader in an airline/crew environment. If someone happens to have a rare opportunity to build quality time without the CFI...go for it.