Go to different airports, challenge your students to a little contest (accuracy landing, tolerances on a maneuver, etc). Challenge them a bit more and in turn, challenge yourself.

I never really got bored with it. Then again I was doing primary instruction in three different aircraft and had some commercial and instrument students thrown in to spice it up.

 

The most I get to do is occasionally keep my skills sharp by pulling the power on the downwind, dumping in all the flaps, tossing in a fwd slip from abeam the numbers, doing a 180 from the downwind to the numbers.

The program I am in is a screening program. We take our students from 0 hours to 12 hours. They have to be able to safely solo no later then the 12 hours mark and safely perform all the private pilot maneuvers by this point.

I've looked in to other options. Doing some part-time work at local flight schools, doing BFR's, ICC's, night currency, cross country, etc. None of the flight schools within about 50 miles of my area are looking for an instructor or would no what to do with an extra part timer.

You know it's getting round out there when flight schools are full and can't even support bringing another instructor on board.

 

7/25 at Y47 is like landing on a sidewalk! I'm from the South lyon area, been in and out of there a few times, fun airport

 

I don't mean to sound mean, but be thankfull you have a job, and sack it up. I am lucky enough to have two flying jobs, that keep me working 7 days a week, and it's been that way for just over a year. A day without flying is like a day in hell. I just don't feel right if I don't get in the air. I am also lucky enough to live in So Cal where there are so many different variations of airports to go to, things rarely bore me. Tomorow I have a Big Bear checkout in the AM, a favorite student at 2pm who is finishing up for his checkride, and a 3rd lesson for a woman who is a nurse and has always wanted a pilots license.


Be happy that your students are motivated, and if you don't like them, they are gone so quick. I have one student who I have been trying to pawn off on other instructors for about 2 months now...... no takers.

 

You should see it now. Its 8/26, but also the Feds' said the displaced thresholds needed moved due to obstacles. It's now an 1100' displaced-ish on both ends, it looks really stupid from the air when you fly over.