Phoenix Area CFI Hiring
11-11-2012, 07:04 AM
#11
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Originally Posted by DeadENDjob
What's pay like at the academy flight schools?
They entice you with bigger pay usually to deal with bigger problems with students. The exception I think is Luftansa, which has good students, but you have to convert your license to JAA.
If you are going to do this route, especially with the chinese/koreans, get your time in as fast as possible and get out. Work 6 days a week. Some people have no clue what they are getting themselves into with the foreign market.
11-11-2012, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by yimke
If you are going to do this route, especially with the chinese/koreans, get your time in as fast as possible and get out. Work 6 days a week. Some people have no clue what they are getting themselves into with the foreign market.
After a few years of teaching them I did start to feel burnt out though. I never got that feeling with American students.
11-11-2012, 02:15 PM
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Is TransPac hiring? I instructed there and for the most part enjoyed my time. My Chinese students were pretty cool dudes and decent pilots.
Starting pay was salary at around $30-31k with benefits, 401k, holiday pay, bonuses etc. I liked that they did Halloween/Xmas stuff for the staff/students, fun days where they had dunk tank and you could dunk the check instructors/CEO/management. Good part was that you got flight time fast. I was getting around 4-5 hours a day 5 days a week. Adds up quick!
Starting pay was salary at around $30-31k with benefits, 401k, holiday pay, bonuses etc. I liked that they did Halloween/Xmas stuff for the staff/students, fun days where they had dunk tank and you could dunk the check instructors/CEO/management. Good part was that you got flight time fast. I was getting around 4-5 hours a day 5 days a week. Adds up quick!
11-12-2012, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by AZpilot
Is TransPac hiring? I instructed there and for the most part enjoyed my time. My Chinese students were pretty cool dudes and decent pilots.
Starting pay was salary at around $30-31k with benefits, 401k, holiday pay, bonuses etc. I liked that they did Halloween/Xmas stuff for the staff/students, fun days where they had dunk tank and you could dunk the check instructors/CEO/management. Good part was that you got flight time fast. I was getting around 4-5 hours a day 5 days a week. Adds up quick!
Starting pay was salary at around $30-31k with benefits, 401k, holiday pay, bonuses etc. I liked that they did Halloween/Xmas stuff for the staff/students, fun days where they had dunk tank and you could dunk the check instructors/CEO/management. Good part was that you got flight time fast. I was getting around 4-5 hours a day 5 days a week. Adds up quick!
11-12-2012, 09:32 AM
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I don't know what it is now but when I instructed there in 2008 it was $2000 a month (you are a contractor so figuring out your taxes is up to you) and if you wanted to use their housing I think it was 500 a month? Not sure about that as I lived with the in-laws when I was there.
11-12-2012, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by rcfd13
It's definitely not "that" bad. I would say that it's not a job for someone with a short fuse. It requires a lot of patience, but I ended up really liking most of the Chinese students I worked with.
After a few years of teaching them I did start to feel burnt out though. I never got that feeling with American students.
After a few years of teaching them I did start to feel burnt out though. I never got that feeling with American students.
From what I heard, TransPac is hiring part-time only. No benefits, and 3/5 pay of 27k for full timers. MEI required.
12-18-2012, 10:11 AM
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I was with Transpac for two years and they pay quite well for a flight school. Right now they are overstaffed and short on students because they are having trouble with their china negotiations since they are almost exclusively Chinese students. So it will be very difficult to get hired by them right now.
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