CFIs Needed

Well, I've been welcomed into the fraternity! :nana2: I just got the call today, and although I told them that I'd need about 2 weeks to move (after all, I'm coming from NYC!!), they mentioned to me that it wouldn't be a problem, but if I can come sooner, it would be great. I'm going to work on that.

It's good to get the job, though. I'm happy. :)

Neil
 
Thanks, man! You fly out of Arlington? Which company? I remember a cross country to there in the Seminole (ATP). Nice airport, and I love those tall antennas just a few miles away.

Neil
 
Congrats to everyone!! About the TSA approval, it will probably be at least 2 weeks from the time the students arrive to the time they will be able to fly, but you will have ground lessons to do with them in the mean time. You won't be teaching ground school (unless you want to), but will be doing individual ground lessons for which you get paid the same amount as flight instruction.
 
WestIndian425 said:
You fly out of Arlington? Which company? I remember a cross country to there in the Seminole (ATP). Nice airport, and I love those tall antennas just a few miles away.
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I'm with Skymates now, on the field just south of Harrison Aviation. Yeah, those towers could be lethal if you aren't aware of them.... 1,600 AGL for the tallest one I think.

When I was doing my time building, we stopped at MEI for fuel a couple of times enroute to Orlando and we'd just about always cross paths with an ATP seminole. Must be a popular stop between JAX and GKY.
 
WAFlyBoy said:
I'm with Skymates now, on the field just south of Harrison Aviation. Yeah, those towers could be lethal if you aren't aware of them.... 1,600 AGL for the tallest one I think.

When I was doing my time building, we stopped at MEI for fuel a couple of times enroute to Orlando and we'd just about always cross paths with an ATP seminole. Must be a popular stop between JAX and GKY.
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Oh, yeah! MEI is a usual stop. I did the ILS into there with the DME arc. That was fun.

Neil
 
So how goes the knew job? Thinking about throwing my resume' in sometime next month. Was it worth the move?
 
DoWhat? said:
So how goes the knew job? Thinking about throwing my resume' in sometime next month. Was it worth the move?
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Loving it so far! Very laid back yet professional atmosphere (it is possible :)).

Neil.
 
you guys and your airplanes...geez.

All kidding aside. Someone needs to tell the FSDO about Chandler and Castle CTAF being way too congested. These two airports are probably the busiest training airports in the valley and they share the same freq. I have done entire patterns not being able to get a moment of silence to announce my position before.
 
subpilot said:
you guys and your airplanes...geez.

All kidding aside. Someone needs to tell the FSDO about Chandler and Castle CTAF being way too congested. These two airports are probably the busiest training airports in the valley and they share the same freq. I have done entire patterns not being able to get a moment of silence to announce my position before.
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Getting safely into the pattern isn't much of a picnic either. We need a tower in the worst way.
 
Try asking the students if they speak mandarin or cantonese and you get a blank stare. They're dialects... the students speak chinese.
 
aloft said:
So how many students, instructors and aircraft are on-site at Atwater now?
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94 students, 31 instructors, 21 airplanes, 2 sims, and a partrige in a pear tree.
 
subpilot said:
you guys and your airplanes...geez.

All kidding aside. Someone needs to tell the FSDO about Chandler and Castle CTAF being way too congested. These two airports are probably the busiest training airports in the valley and they share the same freq. I have done entire patterns not being able to get a moment of silence to announce my position before.
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I certainly agree there. I hear we're getting a tower really soon. The estimates on total landings for this year alone will far exceed 100,000. That's more than enough to get an operating tower.

Neil
 
flyguy said:
94 students, 31 instructors, 21 airplanes, 2 sims, and a partrige in a pear tree.
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What's the airplane breakdown? And who invited that partridge? Where's my shotgun.... :D
 
aloft said:
What's the airplane breakdown? And who invited that partridge? Where's my shotgun.... :D
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I think its 10 152s, 9 Alaruses, 1 172, and 1 Duchess. The 172 and the Duchess are used for instructors working on CFII and MEI. The plan now is they will be doing private in the 152, instrument in the Alarus, and commercial in the Seminole and King Air. The plan of Twin Stars has fallen through, as it will take way too long to acquire the number that we would need.
 
flyguy said:
I think its 10 152s, 9 Alaruses, 1 172, and 1 Duchess. The 172 and the Duchess are used for instructors working on CFII and MEI. The plan now is they will be doing private in the 152, instrument in the Alarus, and commercial in the Seminole and King Air. The plan of Twin Stars has fallen through, as it will take way too long to acquire the number that we would need.
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What's the general feeling around there about instrument training in the Alarus? We have 2 at my school, and we're slowly phasing them out as primary or instrument trainers. I really can't imagine teaching someone instruments in an Alarus, as they're so ridiculously unstable! Truth be told, other than the instrumentation and how much fun they can be as an experienced pilot (read: engine out steep approaches and can you say almost sideways forward slips), I hate the damn things!
 
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