CFI New England
12-15-2010, 01:19 PM
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CFI New England
I've been a silent observer in the forums and figured I'd give a shout out to see if anyone knows of any flight schools hiring in New England. I hold a CFII with just 100 hours of dual. Thanks for any help!
12-15-2010, 01:37 PM
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Make unanimous phone calls to flight schools, see if they're hiring, then walk a resume in there. I have an interview tomorrow here in florida with a guy from a flight school in New England because I was persistent. The job hiring boards are an ok source for jobs. I'm a CFI/CFII looking for full time work, but that's what I've been doing.
I might be moving up to that area in a few weeks if any of these jobs I've applied for will pan out. Good luck, I might run into you.
I might be moving up to that area in a few weeks if any of these jobs I've applied for will pan out. Good luck, I might run into you.
12-20-2010, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Mattio
Might think about putting in an application at Bridgewater State (can do it online). I work there right now and I don't know when exactly we'll need another guy but we will eventually.
12-20-2010, 02:09 PM
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It has its pros and cons. If you want the full details you can call me, I'll PM you my number.
Here's the basics:
Bridgewater recently acquired their own flight training dept a couple years ago. They've been through some growing pains including purchasing QMA's and then having to get rid of them because QMA went belly up and they couldn't get parts. So now they have a bunch a 172R's and 2 Arrows. There are plans to get a Seneca but you know the ol' addage, believe it when you see it.
The ship is run pretty tightly and some people may not like that. Also, pay is $20/hr and EVERYONE gets that, no matter how qualified you are or how long you've been there. There's been a lot of talk from higher ups about trying to change that and also a base pay system. It's a state run organization so changes sometimes take longer than they should because of all the beurocracy. I get Fallon health insurance through the state for about $200 a month.
Student load is somewhat determined by you. If you constantly put in hard work, come in on days off just in case flights pop up, etc. then you will come to be known as a guy that they can give a workload to and you'll find yourself with more students. If you show initiative then you can also find yourself in the position of being responsible for a certain project to bolster or organize the training somehow. This helps keep the hours up when training is slow, like during winter break...
If you keep your nose to the grindstone and are someone that is trying to improve, then this could be a good place for you. There are a lot of checks and balances to ensure that people are providing quality training and not skipping any steps. At the same time, no one has ever been fired from here...
The people that you would work with are a real mix of characters, and characters is a good word for it, but good people. A lot of the instructors here aren't persuing the airline career.
Here's the basics:
Bridgewater recently acquired their own flight training dept a couple years ago. They've been through some growing pains including purchasing QMA's and then having to get rid of them because QMA went belly up and they couldn't get parts. So now they have a bunch a 172R's and 2 Arrows. There are plans to get a Seneca but you know the ol' addage, believe it when you see it.
The ship is run pretty tightly and some people may not like that. Also, pay is $20/hr and EVERYONE gets that, no matter how qualified you are or how long you've been there. There's been a lot of talk from higher ups about trying to change that and also a base pay system. It's a state run organization so changes sometimes take longer than they should because of all the beurocracy. I get Fallon health insurance through the state for about $200 a month.
Student load is somewhat determined by you. If you constantly put in hard work, come in on days off just in case flights pop up, etc. then you will come to be known as a guy that they can give a workload to and you'll find yourself with more students. If you show initiative then you can also find yourself in the position of being responsible for a certain project to bolster or organize the training somehow. This helps keep the hours up when training is slow, like during winter break...
If you keep your nose to the grindstone and are someone that is trying to improve, then this could be a good place for you. There are a lot of checks and balances to ensure that people are providing quality training and not skipping any steps. At the same time, no one has ever been fired from here...
The people that you would work with are a real mix of characters, and characters is a good word for it, but good people. A lot of the instructors here aren't persuing the airline career.
Last edited by Mattio; 12-20-2010 at 05:55 PM.
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