CFI anywhere in the country

z987k said:
It's not the right season anymore, but don't limit yourself to instructing. I know you just paid a bunch of money for the cfi ticket, but look at skydiving, banner towing and all the other things listed in 119.1. Like I said, we're out of season for them, but still.
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Try to instruct for a few months. It's not a long term thing for everyone but if you get a few hundred hours of dual given under your belt you will really be glad you did. It will help you get the basics down and give you confidence to go into the next job. Try to find a place with instrument students. Teaching a couple hundred hours of instrument really helped my understanding of IFR, ATC etc.

If you do decide to banner tow or some other VFR only job I would highly recommend that you log some hours on your microsoft flight simulator doing instrument approaches etc. and stay instrument current. You don't want to lose those skills.

Good Luck!
 
SurfandSun said:
Try to instruct for a few months. It's not a long term thing for everyone but if you get a few hundred hours of dual given under your belt you will really be glad you did. It will help you get the basics down and give you confidence to go into the next job. Try to find a place with instrument students. Teaching a couple hundred hours of instrument really helped my understanding of IFR, ATC etc.

If you do decide to banner tow or some other VFR only job I would highly recommend that you log some hours on your microsoft flight simulator doing instrument approaches etc. and stay instrument current. You don't want to lose those skills.

Good Luck!
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Oh trust me I'm trying, I sent resumes everywhere. It's hard to find anything with 0 hours dual given.
 
Do you have anyone who can vouch for your abilities, work ethic, etc? That goes a long way when you don't have experience.
 
DaveC said:
Do you have anyone who can vouch for your abilities, work ethic, etc? That goes a long way when you don't have experience.
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I do have 2 flight instructor references who speak highly of me, as well as a professional reference overseas and personal references
 
If you are sitting around with time to spare, you might want to consider joining Civil Air Patrol (CAP). With instructor ratings you will be able to teach other CAP member pilots immediately after passing the CAP Form 5 checkride.

You will not get paid, but will build hours and start to develop your teaching style. Also, with 200 hours PIC you can take cadets on orientation flights. This is fun and will keep your flying skills sharp.

I know it does not pay the bills, but you should be able to pick up a free 50 to 100 hours, or more a year? Also, once a member you can rent the C172's for about $60 to $70 hour wet.

Good Luck.
 
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