$35/hr. Fly as much as you can handle. CFI needed badly.

aerospacepilot

aerospacepilot

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I am a member of the Edwards AFB Aero Club, and they desperately need instructors.

Pay is $35/hr. There are 2 instructors for 6 airplanes (4 172SP's and 2 182RG's). The post 9/11 GI Bill practically gives away flight training to anyone who wants it. There is a several month long waiting list for students to join. The airplanes are constantly booked, but the instructors end up being the limiting factor (they need more). You can set your schedule and fly as often as you would like. PM me if you want more information. I would love to see them find people to hire so I can get an instructor to check me out in the 182RG and not have to wait 2 weeks!!
 
Hey I was just wondering if the 35 an hour is that flight and ground pay or just flight. I would seriously consider moving out there provided I can work and get paid for 8 hours a day.
 
aerospacepilot said:
I am a member of the Edwards AFB Aero Club, and they desperately need instructors.

Pay is $35/hr. <snip>
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The Eglin AFB aero club charges $35/hr for the instructor, but the instructor only gets $25/hr. Better than it used to be! We accept non-military instructors, depending on the need at the time.
 
rockman2343@aol.com said:
Hey I was just wondering if the 35 an hour is that flight and ground pay or just flight. I would seriously consider moving out there provided I can work and get paid for 8 hours a day.
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As an aero club member, I think being a full-time CFI at an Air Force aero club has the chance to turn into a very bad deal for a young CFI. That said, the hourly rate is pretty good. Please PM me before you pack your crap and move to Rosamond, CA.
 
rockman2343@aol.com said:
Hey I was just wondering if the 35 an hour is that flight and ground pay or just flight. I would seriously consider moving out there provided I can work and get paid for 8 hours a day.
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As an aero club member, I think being a full-time CFI at an Air Force aero club has the chance to turn into a very bad deal for a young CFI. That said, the hourly rate is pretty good. Please PM me before you pack your crap and move to Rosamond, CA.
 
Hey hook-
I'm full time at G-Atomics but am lookin' for some FI on the side-- PM me with any details- I'll follow up ASAP.

JB
 
Yeah, so Air Force Aero Clubs are clubs...not FBOs or flight training centers. We pay our CFIs pretty well ($25/hr), but the demographics can make it hard for a young guy. Most club members are gov't / military folks with full-time day jobs. As such, most flying is after work and on the weekends. There's no rich doctors with Cirri for you to network with. There's nobody flying in Air Ambos, charters, or picto planes comming in for you to snag your post-CFI job with. Heck, since most of us just like flying, there really aren't hardly and MEI hours to be had. Since most folks have "real jobs," not nearly as many guys are building up ratings to move on to bigger aviation careers. As such, you won't have nearly as many contacts to give you references than if you worked as a CFI at the local FBO. On top of that, Aeroclubs are ultimately managed by the large beaurocracy that is the Air Force support structure. Usually the Aeroclub managers mean well, but the machine they face definately makes it harder to make aircraft investments than it would be for a similar-sized FBO. I know two guys who were not able to make it work out as full-time CFIs at my club. The folks it works best for are retired, have a real job and only instruct on weekends, or are dependents who's spouse/parents are able to cover the actual neccesities. This isn't to say that being an aeroclub CFI won't be rewarding or a good place to start...I just want want young CFIs to go into it with eyes-open.
 
lifter123 said:
Sounds exactly like any other flight school to me...except it pays more.
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It pays more, but the hours can definately be less. Virtually nobody is a full-time flight student, so you won't fly all day like you would at some Arizona / south Florida pilot mills. If you like to instruct and want to teach a wide variety of folks, its great! If you want to rapidly rack up hours and build a base of contacts to start your airline career...not as good of a deal.
 
Most FBO flight schools have very few, if any, full-time career minded flight students. however, it can still get busy, and the variety of flying opportunities will be great.
 
hook_dupin said:
It pays more, but the hours can definately be less. Virtually nobody is a full-time flight student, so you won't fly all day like you would at some Arizona / south Florida pilot mills. If you like to instruct and want to teach a wide variety of folks, its great! If you want to rapidly rack up hours and build a base of contacts to start your airline career...not as good of a deal.
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K got it. It'll be the right gig for somebody.
 
Interesting turn of fates...my Aeroclub at Eglin AFB needs a few CFIs. PM me if interested, and I'll get your resume to our Manager and Chief Instructor. All the issues I mentioned above still apply. The Destin - Ft Walton Beach area is pretty nice, and there's a fair number of Reserve units nearby if you're chasing that goal.
 
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