Originally Posted by
atooraya
yea, because 12 mos of 1000 hours of cfi'ing in a 172 is MUCH more attractive than 12 mos of 1000 hours of right seat twin turbine for a 121 carrier
and paying off debt? My CFI position didn't pay $22.75/hr, nor did i get jumpseat privileges on airlines of my choosing
If you think that you will make more as a first year FO than CFIing you are an idiot. As an FO you may make more per flight hour, however, sitting on reserve, you get minimum guarentee, usually 70-75 hours per month. That's less than 20/wk. So if you work for 18/hr as an instructor and between flight time and ground lessons cna get paid for 30 hours a week...you are cleaning up compared to being an FO.
Give you a hint, I made 19/hr as an instructor, I make 22/hr now as an FO. I raked in almost twice as much instructing as I do now. There's a LOT more to it than the amount per hour.