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Old 10-22-2011, 01:07 PM
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Will be running classes every month or so for the next year.

Starting pay is $21/hr for CFII and $23/hr for MEI.

Expect somewhere around 25-35 billable hours per week.

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Old 10-23-2011, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by JeffA View Post
Will be running classes every month or so for the next year.

Starting pay is $21/hr for CFII and $23/hr for MEI.

Expect somewhere around 25-35 billable hours per week.

www.fitaviation.com
Any benefits like a 401K and/or health care?

You'd think they would have all the internal CFI candidates they would ever need in this economy!
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Old 10-24-2011, 05:20 AM
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It is getting very hard to find CFI's now, even at higher pay rates than those mentioned above. I've had several brand new CFI's demand $35,000+/year, with a more experienced instructor saying he needed $60,000 or he wasn't interested. Other flight schools in the area are reporting the same thing.
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Old 10-24-2011, 07:42 AM
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It is getting very hard to find CFI's now, even at higher pay rates than those mentioned above. I've had several brand new CFI's demand $35,000+/year, with a more experienced instructor saying he needed $60,000 or he wasn't interested. Other flight schools in the area are reporting the same thing.
That is surprising.....not that I think salaries in that range are unreasonable for the services of a professional pilot. One would think that just the aeronautical universities are pumping out tons of graduates with no place to go. Heck, for 60k per year I would go back to instructing part time if they couldn't find anyone else at my local flight school :-)
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I agree those salaries are not unreasonable - in fact, they should be even higher in my opinion. What I haven't figured out is how to get the market to spport that. I already get complaints (although not too many) that the $50/hour rate we charge for instruction is high because freelancers (with no overhead, insurance ((liability, worker's comp, unemployement)), business license, etc.) charge less.

I think this has been a stumbling block in the flight trainig industry for many years. I'm fully aware there is a small market that will pay very well for high quality instruction, but it is quite limited.
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Old 10-27-2011, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Duckdude View Post
It is getting very hard to find CFI's now, even at higher pay rates than those mentioned above. I've had several brand new CFI's demand $35,000+/year, with a more experienced instructor saying he needed $60,000 or he wasn't interested. Other flight schools in the area are reporting the same thing.
Where are CFIs making that much? I currently make about $7.50/hour as a CFI. I do get health insurance and guaranteed students though which is why most people are attracted to the job at that low of a pay rate. I've wanted to change jobs for a while because making minimum wage really hurts the wallet.
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Where are CFIs making that much? I currently make about $7.50/hour as a CFI. I do get health insurance and guaranteed students though which is why most people are attracted to the job at that low of a pay rate. I've wanted to change jobs for a while because making minimum wage really hurts the wallet.
I was getting $23/hr in 2007, flight and ground. I was a brand new CFI at a FBO in West Palm Beach. They paid for my CFII training as well... Plenty of good opportunities out there for those willing to move.
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