"high level" flight instructing

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I don't know if this is the right forum for this or not, but here goes...Was looking around at Simuflite's website yesterday. They offer Sim training for a wide range of Business/Corporate aircraft. (from Cessna 340 - 400 series piston twins, King Airs, Learjets, Falcon's, etc.)

I looked under the employment section and read the job requirements. You need substantial flight time to qualify. (a minimum of 1500 hours and the appropriate CFI & type ratings,of course.)

I'm curious about what kind of pay does that type of flight/sim instructor make? Could one make 30-40K a year doing this? Anyone here done this type of flight instructing before?
 
I'm not sure what the pay is at these schools. Most of the instructors I've had at Flight Safety have been retired airline/corporate/military pilots.
 
Hey RynoB,

I noticed you are from Oklahoma. Where do you fly from? Wiley Post, Will Rogers, Westhiemer, Tulsa Intl.? I used to belong to the Engineer's flying club based at Wiley Post.

-Mark
 
EFC said:
Hey RynoB,

I noticed you are from Oklahoma. Where do you fly from? Wiley Post, Will Rogers, Westhiemer, Tulsa Intl.? I used to belong to the Engineer's flying club based at Wiley Post.

-Mark
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Wiley Post
 
I am not sure about Simuflight, at FSI the piston people start around 40-45k (this does not apply at the academy!), and the pay goes up from there. It is based on the size of the airplane you are instructing in. A King Air or small jet instructor would probably get 50k to start and the midsize jets 60-65k. The Gulfstream would pay more, but I have no idea what they make. Pay also varies some by location, depending on cost of living.

You do not have to be type rated in the airplane you are going to instruct in when you are hired, but most have significant experience. An ATP would be required for all but the piston airplanes (unless you want to teach only ground school, where I think a commercial is sufficient).
 
I think it's relatively close to what they could be earning working in the field flying that type of aircraft. I think they can make a pretty decent living. That's from the corporate side of things...I'm not sure about the airline side.
 
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