flying for money

wrote:
Thanks man. I kind of figured it would be tough, and I'm definitely
not a rich man by any stretch. I'll look into the instructor thing.
How many hours do you need to start as an instructor? Just thought of
something else, how do you obtain clients? Is it necessary to be
based close to where the clients are, or can you pretty much take
clients from anywhere within a short flying distance?

Thanks again for the help.

It is neither short or cheap. You first need to get you private, commercial
and instrument certificates. Then you need get the CFI. At that point you
have a couple of options. Work for an FBO or be independent. Working with an
established FBO has the advantage of them finding you students. This is
offset by the fact that your income will be less than you might hope.

My advice to you is find a flying club in your area and start the private
pilot training process. You might not even enjoy it. During the PPL process
hang out and learn all you can about aircraft training and ownership.

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
wrote:
Thanks man. I kind of figured it would be tough, and I'm definitely
not a rich man by any stretch. I'll look into the instructor thing.
How many hours do you need to start as an instructor? Just thought of
something else, how do you obtain clients? Is it necessary to be
based close to where the clients are, or can you pretty much take
clients from anywhere within a short flying distance?

Thanks again for the help.

It is neither short or cheap. You first need to get you private, commercial
and instrument certificates. Then you need get the CFI. At that point you
have a couple of options. Work for an FBO or be independent. Working with an
established FBO has the advantage of them finding you students. This is
offset by the fact that your income will be less than you might hope.

The exception is Light sport CFI. Required
experience is 150 hours total consisting of:

100 hours PIC, powered aircraft with
50 hours single engine aircraft
25 hours X-country
10 hours X-country single engine
15 hours PIC light sport aircraft

Not sure why the numbers don't quite add up.

No requirement for commercial or inst.

See FAR 61.411

My advice to you is find a flying club in your area and start the private
pilot training process. You might not even enjoy it. During the PPL process
hang out and learn all you can about aircraft training and ownership.