No, it's not B.S...
but you would be wasting your time if you chose to do
that instead take the job at an airline.
You learn not to freak out?? This isn't Television.
Why would you freak out?
Cause you never had a real emergency?
Get real....

But ofcourse you, ehaeckercfi, would stay perfectly calm and land the airplane
safely when your rudder flies off, correct?

 

Still missing the point.
How is it wasting time? Please tell me. Any time spent in an airplane isn't wasting time, 150 or CRJ, it doesn't matter. I wish people would realize that there is more to flying than airline flying. There is more to this career than "getting to the next level".

 

I don't know why that would be a big deal. Nobody uses (or knows how to use) their rudder these days anyways, so it really wouldn't matter.

 

Why don't you just tell me then how valuable it is to watch Mr. Jones
make an S-turn and to tell Mrs. Jones how she's almost as good as Mr. Jones..

Sure...it'll help you if what you want to do is Aerial Photography in a 172 or some Traffick reporting....
But in a 121 environment? Teaching someone how to fly a single engine prop doesn't mean a lot.....
ppl think it does because it has always been the standard....but in reality it
was just an easy way to build time.....

And when the so called Sh!t hits the fan...and the infamous "captain is incapacitated"...the only thing that's gonna help you is knowing the airplane you fly....and know how to fly it like it's your B!tch....

 

Any time spent in ther air is good. The more time you spend "in the system" (flight following, IFR flight plans, etc...) the more knowledge you will have, regardless of what you are flying or why you are flying it.
CFI'ing isn't all S-turns. I spend most of my CFI time with instrument students, or multi-students (many times at the same time). If teaching a multi-engine student how to manage an engine failure while flying a VOR-A approach without radar vectors, with the weather down to minimums doesn't benefit you, I don't know what would. Just because you aren't in a CRJ with another pilot helpng you doesn't make the experience any less valuable.

 

Yes!!!!!!!

 

That makes me think of another point. If airlines thought the CFI was so important they would make it a hiring requirement. I know of three people that got hired to regional airlines and they do NOT have a CFI certificate.

Again, I think instructing is a great thing. Not to build time. But to share your love of aviation to somebody else. But an airline Captain asked me this question recently "Do you want to be an airline pilot or do you want to be a Flight Instructor" If you want to be an airline pilot then do airline pilot things and get on as soon as you think you are ready. You can always flight instruct on the side.

Flight instruction was neccessary a while ago in order to get the experience to go to a regional airline. Thats not the case today, so we have to be flexible and adjust with the times. Also the airline insustry is fickle. Dont waste time. The requirements could go up next week.

 

I agree. I have spent 19 years in the military. I understand what you are saying. military pilots are a different breed of pilots. The jobs are very different. But the basics of flying are the same. And what I am referring to is the basics of flying.

 

The CFI gives you more experience teaching students....
but it doesn't give make you a better pilot than someone that skipped the CFI and went straight to an airline....

Who's plane would you feel safer on....

A 1500hour pilot with 200 hours in type or a 1500hours pilot with 1200hours in type? .........

 

Love your avatar, that is hilarious!