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For all the hand wringing and crying abnout a new pilot/CFI not
finding any work, I'm still waiting to hear from any of them re;my job offer. Must be a myth? Or perhaps they are expecting to make 100K right out of the box and ink wet on the certificates? We need more CFI's to work near Pensacola,FL in well maintained C-172's in a very structured controlled training environment. You can expect to fly between 70-100 hours a month with highly motivated students, you get paid even if the weather prevents flight ops, and its the best damned CFI seat in the country. Particularly for a new CFI. We've taken on several new CFI's and helped them get the seasoning they are looking for to go on with their career in the airlines, or corporate, or ??? Is it that they are expected to work for the salary and a five day week? I just don't understand it. Can anyone help me out here? Talk about lack of work and yet no one is responding to serious job offers. I just don't get it......... Skywarriorinc.com Rocky |
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On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 13:49:54 -0700 (PDT), "Ol Shy & Bashful"
wrote: For all the hand wringing and crying abnout a new pilot/CFI not finding any work, I'm still waiting to hear from any of them re;my job offer. Must be a myth? Or perhaps they are expecting to make 100K right out of the box and ink wet on the certificates? Or Usenet is dying. |
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"Ol Shy & Bashful" wrote in message ... For all the hand wringing and crying abnout a new pilot/CFI not finding any work, I'm still waiting to hear from any of them re;my job offer. Must be a myth? Or perhaps they are expecting to make 100K right out of the box and ink wet on the certificates? We need more CFI's to work near Pensacola,FL in well maintained C-172's in a very structured controlled training environment. You can expect to fly between 70-100 hours a month with highly motivated students, you get paid even if the weather prevents flight ops, and its the best damned CFI seat in the country. Particularly for a new CFI. We've taken on several new CFI's and helped them get the seasoning they are looking for to go on with their career in the airlines, or corporate, or ??? Is it that they are expected to work for the salary and a five day week? I just don't understand it. Can anyone help me out here? Talk about lack of work and yet no one is responding to serious job offers. I just don't get it......... Skywarriorinc.com Rocky I've been hearing there is a pilot shortage, folks being picked up right out of college flight school into the right seat on the regionals. Does your CFI pay compare with right seat time? Maybe this is the beginning of CFIs getting what they are really worth? |
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On Jun 6, 4:22*pm, "Blueskies" wrote:
"Ol Shy & Bashful" wrote in ... For all the hand wringing and crying abnout a new pilot/CFI not finding any work, I'm still waiting to hear from any of them re;my job offer. Must be a myth? Or perhaps they are expecting to make 100K right out of the box and ink wet on the certificates? We need more CFI's to work near Pensacola,FL in well maintained C-172's in a very structured controlled training environment. You can expect to fly between 70-100 hours a month with highly motivated students, you get paid even if the weather prevents flight ops, and its the best damned CFI seat in the country. Particularly for a new CFI. We've taken on several new CFI's and helped them get the seasoning they are looking for to go on with their career in the airlines, or corporate, or ??? Is it that they are expected to work for the salary and a five day week? I just don't understand it. Can anyone help me out here? Talk about lack of work and yet no one is responding to serious job offers. I just don't get it......... Skywarriorinc.com Rocky I've been hearing there is a pilot shortage, folks being picked up right out of college flight school into the right seat on the regionals. Does your CFI pay compare with right seat time? Maybe this is the beginning of CFIs getting what they are really worth?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - We're starting brand new CFI's at $32K which is about double what most regionals are paying for a new right seat pilot. |
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On Jun 6, 9:29 pm, "Ol Shy & Bashful" wrote:
We're starting brand new CFI's at $32K which is about double what most regionals are paying for a new right seat pilot. It terms of dollars, I suppose so, but in terms of experience, it would seem to me that they're a lot better off in the right seat of something with two turbines. How would an ambitions kid (and that is definitely not me on either count) ever make those part 135 minima if all he does is go around and around the pattern in day VFR conditions, with a very few XC and night hours added into the mix? |
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On Jun 7, 11:03*am, wrote:
On Jun 6, 9:29 pm, "Ol Shy & Bashful" wrote: We're starting brand new CFI's at $32K which is about double what most regionals are paying for a new right seat pilot. It terms of dollars, I suppose so, but in terms of experience, it would seem to me that they're a lot better off in the right seat of something with two turbines. How would an ambitions kid (and that is definitely not me on either count) ever make those part 135 minima if all he does is go around and around the pattern in day VFR conditions, with a very few XC and night hours added into the mix? Then please tell me how in hell any new pilot is going to gain flight experience if he/she isn't flying? And who says they won't get XC and/ or night? I'm not going to put my airplanes on the line, pay for the upkeep, pay for the gas, pay for the insurance, etc, etc and just let them go build time on my dollar. As a new CFI they are going to build some invaluable flight experience that you just can't get any other way and make a liveable wage while doing it. They produce for us, we help them along. In more than 50 years in this business I've never seen a better deal for new pilots. I suppose it boils down to personal motivation and desire. Unfortunately the trend seems to be more and more..."What can you do for ME?" and expect it to be a freebie. |
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Ol Shy & Bashful wrote:
On Jun 6, 4:22 pm, "Blueskies" wrote: We're starting brand new CFI's at $32K which is about double what most regionals are paying for a new right seat pilot. That's pretty good; a hell of a lot better than what they're paying here in Oregon. If we weren't across the country from each other, I'd be hitting you up for an interview. -c |
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On Jun 7, 12:29*am, "Ol Shy & Bashful" wrote:
We're starting brand new CFI's at $32K which is about double what most regionals are paying for a new right seat pilot. There's an outfit in Arizona that starts them at $36K/yr, I think. In any case - it's a living wage. Only problem is, there's no future in it. Are you asking for a comitment? Like maybe a year or two? Because if you are, the economics of the situation are against you. These days most of the regionals are hiring people at under 800 hours - which means that you can get your CFI time in and be hired in 6 months or less. True, you will make $10K less in that 6 months - but what is 6 months seniority worth? Michael |
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