Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
My only issue with ATP is that they lower the bar for CFIs in the same way Gulfstream, GoJets and Mesa lower the bar for those of us in the regional world. Believe it or not, an ATP instructor makes on average $6/hr.
I have no experience with their training program directly. I have known a few guys who came out of ATP and who worked for ATP and they were all good pilots.
While it would be nice if all commercial pilots, including entry-level CFI's, got paid a living wage, the reality is that their life-cycle is just too short...by the time they start to understand what's going on, it's time to move on. You're probably p*ssing up a rope trying to improve that
I don't know, maybe if alpa national started a cfi program...
The good news is that career CFI's can make a living wage by specializing into areas that newbies can't touch.
I think we may be able to reach entry-level airline pilots, though. If I can save one person from becoming mesa cannon-fodder, my time spent posting here was well worth it.