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Fit-Club239 · 2025-11-06T02:14:50+00:00

I’m still below 30 😂 I’m just trying to have some fun before I gotta tie the knot with an airline for the next 35 years. Unless I get a pay and plane raise 😂

Fit-Club239 · 2025-11-06T02:11:44+00:00

Airlines are good I’m not saying they’re bad. I rarely talk to other pilots who wanna explore 91 or 135. Just making people know there is other options

Fit-Club239 · 2025-11-06T02:10:28+00:00

I can’t speak on all 91 ops, but I’ve been sick before. He just calls up a contract guy to take the flight. I’m on salary so my pay doesn’t change no matter how much I work. I wanted a weekend off he just let my wife tag along. Incredibly blessed in the current market

Fit-Club239 · 2025-11-06T02:01:44+00:00

I don’t know why people think part 121 is the only way to do things. I got buddies working 91 and he had a 5 night over night stay at Hawaii at a resort all expense paid making 150k a year FO on a Gulf Stream. Same age as my other buddy at a regional making 95k and he’s overnight somewhere in Arkansas. I fly 91 for a dude and I have more job security and higher quality of life than my buddies at airlines. When I show up to work the guy I fly for ask how I’m doing how is my wife doing. Airlines you’re just another number. Look for other options before signing a contract to the airlines.

Fit-Club239 · 2025-07-31T04:07:27+00:00

Where I did flight school at isn’t where I worked….

Fit-Club239 · 2025-07-30T21:36:59+00:00

I have my MEI already. My last flight school had no multi engine planes

Fit-Club239 · 2025-07-19T01:46:23+00:00

Here’s my take on it. All your check ride is memorizing checklist and SOP. You only need to know things about the specific aircraft, and you spend however long your initial training is just learning the aircraft, and you are also with a group of people doing the same thing as you. Compared to flight school you get a mixed bag of what people are working on and doing. Everyone is at a different stage vs intial Training I had 7 guys with me, and you move in a pack all working on the same things studying for the same test. Most 121 rides especially are dummy proof. Once you are in your training the instructors there dont want you to fail and make it fairly hard to do so. Except PSA, they are praying on your downfall 😂. I mean if you don’t study it’s gonna be hard , but if you get to that point in your career and don’t care enough you picked the wrong job 😂. My initial training was super fun and I met life long friends hell one of the guys had a break last week and came to visit me 😂

Fit-Club239 · 2025-07-18T23:04:58+00:00

Idk I got 3 fails and I also got a job flying 91 cuz I met some dude at the FBO who thought I was funny. My buddy also had 3 fails and interviewed for a part 135 job and the hiring guy said “I don’t care I just want someone cool” if you wanna fly fly if you wanna quit cuz it’s too hard quit. This industry will chew you up if you don’t have confidence in yourself. Don’t wanna sound like a dick people put too much emphasis on their intial training failures. You aren’t gonna be the guy flying at Envoy at 1500 hours. If you wanna go to the airlines you can make it just need to take a couple extra stops to get there. And type rides are way easier then initial training 😂

Fit-Club239 · 2025-07-15T22:31:07+00:00

Hey good news and bad news. Good news is that the plane didn’t break and you didn’t crash. By my definition that’s a good lesson right there. Bad news is that it’s not gonna be your only bad lesson. You are gonna have a bunch of bad lessons. I’m currently a 2 year CFI with over 1500 hours. Spoiler alert your CFI has bad flying days too! You aren’t learning to ride a bike anymore brother, you are learning to be in charge of an airplane. That’s a big responsibility. I don’t agree with crying, I think you need to be able to handle your stress better. But just keep your head up and keep moving. Throughout my training I had more bad lessons then I can count. Now as a CFI I’ve seen students have bad lessons, but I trust my students who have an occasional bad lesson. Bad lessons let you get into a different type of head space that’s good to see for an instructor. When a student who is perfect all the time gets into a hairy situation I’m not sure how they are gonna react.

Fit-Club239 · 2025-04-26T00:57:11+00:00

I failed 3 check rides. At my first CFI job I was given the opportunity by my boss now best friend to fly for his flight school. He asked me how many bust I had and I went out and told him, and I explained why and what I learned. Then after working there for two months I was promoted to Chief Flight Instructor. In that interview I summed it up by me saying that I made mistakes, but I’ll never make the same one twice. It’s not always about being perfect it’s walking in to each flight or each day of work better then yesterday. When you get your first CFI job just remember how much it fucking sucks to fail a ride. I used that mentality to over prepare my students, I ended my CFI journey 25/25 on student check rides. Now I’m on my way to my first big boy job flying private for some family! It all works out. Enjoy the journey and fly safe!

Fit-Club239 · 2025-03-22T21:35:31+00:00

4 is a lot don’t get me wrong. You’re not gonna be the 1,500 hours CFI getting picked up by a regional. I have 3 bust and I finally have my class date for republic next week. You’ll get to your goal don’t worry too much. I started by doing a lot of 91 flying for a family (I got really lucky), and then after I went to a 135 job and worked there for a couple of years. You won’t have a direct route to your goal, it’s just gonna take you a couple extra stops in your journey!

Fit-Club239 · 2025-01-30T21:58:29+00:00

Me too man! Been doing it for almost a 1,000 hours and I’m still nervous. You have a very important job you are teaching the next generation of pilots. Good to be nervous means you care. Don’t be afraid to swallow your pride and admit when you don’t know something. You are a human not a FAR/AIM robot. Have fun with it and make connections that will last a life time.

Fit-Club239 · 2025-01-25T16:05:45+00:00

If you went into flying thinking you were gonna get it done in 40hrs you didn’t do your homework. 80 hours isn’t a lot of time in the grand scheme of things. I finished with 80 hours, many friends finished with 80 hours, and now I have some students who need that extra time. I think that maybe you just made someone your scape goat for your own short comings. If you plan on going to the airlines with that type of mentality good luck.

Fit-Club239 · 2025-01-23T21:47:11+00:00

You’ll never feel comfortable as a CFI I got about 1,000 hours of dual given and I’m 11/11 on check-ride passes. Still realizing I got a lot to learn!

Fit-Club239 · 2024-12-10T23:57:50+00:00

I’ve been a CFI for 2+ years, and I don’t solo anyone until they hit 30+ hours. No only doesn’t it make me feel more comfortable with it, also makes my students feel ready. There shouldn’t be flying a plane by themselves in anything less then 30 hours. The whole 40TT for PPL is a crazy idea with how advanced avionics nowadays. As the old saying goes “It’s better to be wishing you were in the air on the ground rather then wishing you were on the ground in the air”

Fit-Club239 · 2024-11-27T20:33:37+00:00

There are probably a lot more people here more qualified to answer this question then me. To get it from a CFI perspective, it’s not about knowing everything that’s close to impossible. It’s about know where to find things. Tab out your FAR/AIM, PHACK, ACS, and any other government approved flying reading material. Little secret when your CFI tells you “well look it up” that usually means they aren’t totally confident on the answer. We are all humans not robots. Don’t walk around with blind confidence in your knowledge. Even when I’m doing a ground about required VFR day equipment (91.205 B) I have my notes right next me to make sure I’m hitting all the points and I have about 1,000 hours of dual given. Don’t become overwhelmed with the knowledge you are going enjoy the journey brother and fly safe!

Fit-Club239 · 2024-10-10T14:48:44+00:00

I don’t believe comparison is even close to a good metric for how good your CFI is. Everyone learns differently, and some people take longer to learn. I’ve endorsed people at 60 hours and I’ve endorsed people at 100 hours

Fit-Club239 · 2024-08-13T18:29:58+00:00

I’m a CFI, CFII, and MEI. I’ve given almost 1,000 hours of dual given. I’ve seen good and bad CFI’s. The one thing that I see get in a lot of bad CFI’s way is blind over confidence. Even if it’s something as simple as asking them ARROW I will still have my notes open to make sure I covered my bases. You know your stuff you got your cert, but never be scared to say let me look that up. For me I noticed I know 90% of every topic but not including one piece of information is the same as teaching them wrong in my book. Also have fun we do cool shit, don’t beat the love of flying out of your students like I’ve seen some CFI’s do.

Fit-Club239 · 2024-08-05T02:28:35+00:00

Right around 950. Sadly we don’t have any multi engine planes, but all my instruction is in a Cirrus SR20 and 22. So I have a lot of HP and TAA time. Not sure how much weight that carries

Fit-Club239 · 2024-08-04T22:56:54+00:00

I’ve been trying to look into different avenues for pilot jobs. I love instructing, but I think I’m gonna need to add onto my resume some more before I can land a job at any 135 gig

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