Mason32

Why thank you sir. Every once in a while I take off my sarcasm hat and try to have something that is actually productive to say...

From reading your posts I assume you either owned or managed a FBO/Flight School at some point. Before 9-11 I was a part owner of one, with a 135 cert to boot. Even with a college aviation program tie in, after 9-11 we croaked. The 135 kept going, (once they lifted the restrictions some, plus we were under the "enhanced class B" so it wasn't looking so good at the time), but even still... when I sold my share back I made out very well... Basically paid off my home and all outstanding debts and went to play airline pilot... I'm still playing. <grin> ....but I did miss the hanging out at the airport, meeting new folks who are looking up at the sky with dreams in their eyes....

Throwing on the morning coffee and waiting for the retired airport regulars to show up with the latest war story was always fun too...

ryan1234

Here's an idea

Go to a little private airport named Spruce Creek (7FL6), there are a lot of pilots in need of BFRs, some are in need of licenses and medicals also. Put up a sign offering BFRs in their own plane (provided you are rated/endorsed accordingly) you will have over 100hrs of dual given in no time! Be wary, several of these old pilots, many airline pilots, learned how to fly before radios were used... so they usually don't use them...or if they do nothing they say makes sense. Be careful flying in and around the airport....be especially careful of a flight of RV-4s and -8's that prowl the skies around there!

You will learn great teaching skills as well as finding new ways to crash an airplane you didn't know was possible. If you can make it through 100hrs dual there...... you can make it in any job, anywhere, anytime!

proskuneho

Yeah, I worked in management for a national flight school for over 5 years. There were several things that I dreamed of doing there, but I got burned out quickly when another more senior manager continually undermined me to make himself look better. I don't like to play that game. Its so middle school. I needed a change of pace, so I left and took a huge paycut to become a CFI/CFII/MEI and pursue the flying side. There are some things that I miss too. I wonder if I should have applied for a 135 management position. Most guys probably don't hire managers off the street though; they probably grow their own through the farm system. What do you think?