Originally Posted by
Cubdriver
Is this because of the poor quality of the students? Other users here have said that teaching there is a risk factor simply due to the poor quality of students they get, and FAA comes after instructors a bit more to reduce the problem. Whenever I have flown out of DVT I literally heard the most frustrated ATC radio transmissions ever. They must get to the breaking point every now and then. Many of the flight students really are not competent in English.
Poor quality of students, extremely long work days (10 hours a day minimum when you're paid for 8), stress of flying in DVT airspace. I usually come home from work every day with little to no energy or will to do anything else. I fly a ton of hours but the stress builds up fast.
Most of the instructors here have been here less than a year. A lot of people will get burnt out and leave, or get their airline minimums and get out.