Originally Posted by
aviatorhi
Rather short sighted and "uppity" if you ask me.
"Uppity"? What the hell are you talking about?
Short sighted? Where did you build your time? The military?
In the CFI world it's very easy to get into the ASEL groove and keep building time. I have seen guys with 2500 TT and 10 ME...they are the king of ASEL, usually 141 Chiefs or check airmen. But it doesn't do them any good...they all have to start over somewhere else to get their ME time up.
I'm trying to emphasize that entry-level CFI's should have a plan to get their ME time. If their current job won't provide it, they need to be looking for one that will. This is the hardest part of getting from CFI to 121. It's easy to fool yourself and not worry about the future if you are building ASEL time but it's in your best interest to focus on the real meat of the problem early on.