FOI was really long and hard (haha). Like probably at least a third of the oral was FOI. Know that stuff cold. Hard to remember, it was like 2 years ago. Just memorize it, none of that stuff really matters, you will forget it fairly quickly. I've got some pretty good study guides that I made for mine and for guys that I have sent for their initial. Pm with your email and I will send them to you.

Why flight instruct when you can go to a regional with a commercial mutli right now, make a little more money and you get to fly a shiny jet? CFI's are going to be in very short supply until pay increases. Sadly this is going to be passed on to the students which will begin a vicious cycle. Funny thing is most flight schools are charging $30-45 an hour for dual but only paying their instructors about half that and also making money on the plane.

I'm on my second CFI job. The first one sucked, the second one is much better (better pay, health insurance, etc). I like instructing but I'm going to move on soon because I can't afford to do it.

I don't think I'm ready to jump into a 121 job just yet. I would like to finish up my instructor ratings and learn some more first. It seems I am now the minority around here but thats how I feel.

our school is at $48/hr for dual

instructors make half that which I think is decent for instructor wage compared to what I have seen elsewhere. Its better than a regional so im hanging around for a bit

The school I just left was charging the student $40/hr and giving me $15/hr. The also had the plane set at $135/hr wet. The student was paying $175/hr and I got $15. I hope that school burns to the ground the greedy SOB's

That sounds like the school I'm flying at. They pay CFI's 17/hr and charge between 100-180 for a/c. There's no way in hell I will work there when I'm done.

Mr. Squak,

YOu may be in the minority, but you are making good decision to finish atleast your CFI. Pilot in command experience is extremely important when you upgrade at the regionals. No offense to the guys that go at 250 hrs but I believe you will be a better Captain with that experience. A 250 hr pilot has only the experience he got competing his initial ratings and will be behind the curve for awhile if they go straight to the regionals. You will have the experience of training someone with no experience to a private pilot or higher. The experience you get with that is invaluable. I did it and most pilots did it but I guess its a new trend not too. We will see how it works out. Someone has to fill the shortage. I have some FO's that are unsure how to do a visual app. Their only experience after the ratings is ground school and sim prior to the airline. You cant teach experience, and good decision making skills. Hopefully these guys/gals will be able to fly with good Captains that will help them with what they lack in real life experience in the airlines.

Hi!

Pinnacle now pays in training.
Chautauqua pays a $2500 bonus to those already RJ trained.
USA Jet raised their training pay to regular 1st year pay.
Piedmont pays a $5k bonus.

Pinnacle, PSA and USA Jet have no hourly minimums.

Virtually ALL the regionals now ended scheduled interview days-they now interview whenever someone can come in.

Many regionals now run a new hire class every Monday for whoever shows up.

USA Jet dropped their pool, and asks new hires when THEY would like to start class.

Ab-initio pilot training is coming.

cliff
YIP

Are you with USA Jet? Don't they fly DC-9's and Falcons? There's no minimums for that? Whats the catch?

I admire that theory, but if you are able get on and airline go ASAP, get your ratings on the side if you want, seniority is a wonderful thing