Recent Info on Falcon Aviation Academy
01-09-2018, 07:53 AM
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Recent Info on Falcon Aviation Academy
Hey all,
I am currently finishing up my commercial in icy Maryland and looking for locations to build time and instruct my tail off to make it to the regionals. I have looked into places such as American Flyers, Epic Flight Academy, L3, and Treasure Coast Flight Training in Florida. I have recently stumbled across Falcon Aviation Academy in GA and was curious as to the recent good bad and ugly for instructing there. I have already looked through the previous threads to find as much info as I can. I see they now offer a $5000 signing bonus, $1000 paid for finishing intro and then $500 each 100 hours dual given.
-I was curious as to what their over all pay scale looks like, what kind of paycheck should I expect to take home each month... (I understand its a CFI gig, but I still have bills to pay), and what the cost of living in that area was like.
-Does Falcon provide their instructors with housing, or should I start apartment hunting now if I decide to relocate there?
-How many students are each instructor given?
-Realistically how many hours can I expect to fly each month and would that mean working 7, 6, 5 days a week?
If anyone who has recently been through their CFI program or instructed there would rather PM me than post publicly that is fine as well. Thanks in advance for any information!
I am currently finishing up my commercial in icy Maryland and looking for locations to build time and instruct my tail off to make it to the regionals. I have looked into places such as American Flyers, Epic Flight Academy, L3, and Treasure Coast Flight Training in Florida. I have recently stumbled across Falcon Aviation Academy in GA and was curious as to the recent good bad and ugly for instructing there. I have already looked through the previous threads to find as much info as I can. I see they now offer a $5000 signing bonus, $1000 paid for finishing intro and then $500 each 100 hours dual given.
-I was curious as to what their over all pay scale looks like, what kind of paycheck should I expect to take home each month... (I understand its a CFI gig, but I still have bills to pay), and what the cost of living in that area was like.
-Does Falcon provide their instructors with housing, or should I start apartment hunting now if I decide to relocate there?
-How many students are each instructor given?
-Realistically how many hours can I expect to fly each month and would that mean working 7, 6, 5 days a week?
If anyone who has recently been through their CFI program or instructed there would rather PM me than post publicly that is fine as well. Thanks in advance for any information!
01-12-2018, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by UhOhItsTheFiveO
Hey all,
I am currently finishing up my commercial in icy Maryland and looking for locations to build time and instruct my tail off to make it to the regionals. I have looked into places such as American Flyers, Epic Flight Academy, L3, and Treasure Coast Flight Training in Florida. I have recently stumbled across Falcon Aviation Academy in GA and was curious as to the recent good bad and ugly for instructing there. I have already looked through the previous threads to find as much info as I can. I see they now offer a $5000 signing bonus, $1000 paid for finishing intro and then $500 each 100 hours dual given.
-I was curious as to what their over all pay scale looks like, what kind of paycheck should I expect to take home each month... (I understand its a CFI gig, but I still have bills to pay), and what the cost of living in that area was like. Start at $20/hr. with increases for II/MEI. COL is pretty low, depending on where you're coming from.
-Does Falcon provide their instructors with housing, or should I start apartment hunting now if I decide to relocate there? They have apartments that are pretty affordable, around $350 I believe? Depends on availability. Other options outside of Falcon are available. You'll share an apartment with other CFI's.
-How many students are each instructor given? As many as you are willing to accept.
-Realistically how many hours can I expect to fly each month and would that mean working 7, 6, 5 days a week? Again, this depends on how much you want to work and if you make friends with scheduling/dispatch. There are several instructors that are pushing 130+ hours each month.
If anyone who has recently been through their CFI program or instructed there would rather PM me than post publicly that is fine as well. Thanks in advance for any information!
I am currently finishing up my commercial in icy Maryland and looking for locations to build time and instruct my tail off to make it to the regionals. I have looked into places such as American Flyers, Epic Flight Academy, L3, and Treasure Coast Flight Training in Florida. I have recently stumbled across Falcon Aviation Academy in GA and was curious as to the recent good bad and ugly for instructing there. I have already looked through the previous threads to find as much info as I can. I see they now offer a $5000 signing bonus, $1000 paid for finishing intro and then $500 each 100 hours dual given.
-I was curious as to what their over all pay scale looks like, what kind of paycheck should I expect to take home each month... (I understand its a CFI gig, but I still have bills to pay), and what the cost of living in that area was like. Start at $20/hr. with increases for II/MEI. COL is pretty low, depending on where you're coming from.
-Does Falcon provide their instructors with housing, or should I start apartment hunting now if I decide to relocate there? They have apartments that are pretty affordable, around $350 I believe? Depends on availability. Other options outside of Falcon are available. You'll share an apartment with other CFI's.
-How many students are each instructor given? As many as you are willing to accept.
-Realistically how many hours can I expect to fly each month and would that mean working 7, 6, 5 days a week? Again, this depends on how much you want to work and if you make friends with scheduling/dispatch. There are several instructors that are pushing 130+ hours each month.
If anyone who has recently been through their CFI program or instructed there would rather PM me than post publicly that is fine as well. Thanks in advance for any information!
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