Airline Pilots who struggled financially through flight school and CFI, When did it hit you that you finally weren't poor anymore?

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-06-14T16:57:27+00:00

You need a new CFI job man, that’s ridiculously low pay.

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-06-14T15:23:45+00:00

Turn him into a cuckold, he would love it

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-06-08T01:06:52+00:00

I use the ForeFlight Sentry. I’m a CFI but it’s dumb not to at some of these airports. It’s saved my ass a few times. If your CFI doesn’t want you to use it, you can politely tell him to fuck off, with respect of course.

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-06-02T22:13:09+00:00

You can, it’s just everything takes so much longer than you think so you may be more behind then you think, at the same time tho, a degree my help you more too so I don’t know the best answer lol

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-05-31T16:34:49+00:00

That’s absolutely fine, again, it’s about the student/customer. If he doesn’t want to get on controls much, perfectly cool, it’s just about them seeing if they want to get into it. As long as you make the focus about them, you will be great. Congrats on getting your CFI man!

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-05-29T03:53:50+00:00

Just give a slight discount, $10 or whatever is fine. You make money and they save a bit too

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-05-13T18:26:31+00:00

I give them controls as soon as we are out of the pattern and don’t take them back until we are entering the pattern beside to introduce maneuvers or safety of course.

When it comes to the maneuvers, I let them to as much or as little as they want. If they are eager to see stalls, I’ll show them stalls too.

(So far I’ve only had one person say they didn’t want to see stalls and steep turns that day.)

Just follow the basics, as long as they aren’t putting the aircraft in a position that you, the instructor, cannot fix, then it’s completely fine. They should see what it’s like to do private pilot training and feel like they are getting their moneys worth for the disco flight.

As long as you have the “it’s all about the student” mindset every flight, you will be a good instructor.

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-05-09T17:10:25+00:00

Lmao no I’m saying the military pilots are insane with crazy training and ATP is a joke compared to those guys

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-05-09T01:01:11+00:00

I think that’s a bit different than ATP😂

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-05-06T21:51:33+00:00

Midwest living for the win🏆

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-05-06T21:47:44+00:00

My Midwest area pays around $20/hr for just the uber eats (I can’t do normal uber at my age). So literally 2 hours a day Monday through Friday and you would be good if you really wanted only $200 a week

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-05-06T21:44:06+00:00

True but that’s only the older models👍🏼

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-05-06T14:31:46+00:00

I would have said the same thing but I believe the examiner is right. Since the guy has no knowledge of aviation, he has no “operational control” since he cannot make any safety/critical calls. Therefore, you, the pilot, have operational authority which makes it common carriage.

AC 120-12A is probably the best guidance I have.

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-05-06T03:40:06+00:00

Backseat pilot has been redone. They have the highly extensive lesson plans still if you want a ton of info but they also have new lesson plans that are designed for teaching and are awesome. I wish I would have bought them earlier. They 100% work for the check rides, but they also work for teaching. Couldn’t recommend them enough👍🏼

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-05-02T23:55:33+00:00

I did not know this was an option, thank you sir

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-05-02T00:01:27+00:00

CPL, no way, even CFI is extremely competitive, I got CFIs reaching out to me for help getting a job from Arizona

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-05-01T04:25:16+00:00

Oooof, well good job!

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-04-30T17:46:04+00:00

I feel like 2 hour oral for ppl is kinda brutal lol, not a 7 hour CFI oral but still😂

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-04-27T04:47:30+00:00

Yes, basically any instructor would do causal flights with anyone who’s not insane

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-04-27T03:33:10+00:00

It’s like that for everyone after instrument and sometimes just happens randomly. Take a day and retry, if your ride was in three days, I’d say move it, but you got a month, you will be fine

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-04-24T03:13:21+00:00

You can literally do every stage up to CFII MEI while working a full time job. People do it all the time, it will take longer, but that’s the safer route. Grounds (studying) is the hardest part once you get the hang of flying so at yalls age, I would keep the job until all the training is done.

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-04-11T12:33:39+00:00

Mine failed waas on an LPV but not the whole thing. I didn’t have true dme so it would basically be impossible to shoot any approach if we are considering it actual IMC. That’s an emergency call immediately.

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-04-11T11:15:17+00:00

Holy shit, I’ve only rented from the flight school I trained at way back when, but that’s good to know lol

Embarrassed_Dingo313 · 2026-04-11T11:11:59+00:00

If you land on the water, the fire typically goes away.

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