Question for you CFI types...

[moxiepilot]

Thanks for all of the replies. As you can see by my user name and "Flight Loggn" Sig, i am just starting. I know I want some sort of career in aviation eventually, but my age (35) and my unwillingness to "borrow my way into oblivion" may hinder how far I go. Just trying to get an idea of what I have to look forward to.

To put it into perspective, let's use a few averages of cost:

PPL: $5,500
INST: $6,000
CPL: ( ->250hrs.) $15,000
CFI: $4,000

Total for CFI ASEL: ~$30,000

Wage as CFI: ~$10 - 35 / hr

1,000 hrs/yr as CFI @ $22.50 = $22,500 less taxes = $17,550

So if you go out to get your CFI it will take you approximately 2 years of full time work to pay off the education through employment, if you have no other expenses.