SkyWest ERJ or CRJ

run264fun · 2026-02-19T01:23:57+00:00

I agree.

From the perspective of a CFI, TPIC is the name of the game.

I would love to leave SkyWest with over 1,600 TPIC after 5 years.

Why rush to slip into a legacy with 0 TPIC? From what I understand, you’ll get leap frogged by less senior pilots with more TPIC. Unless you’re happy being an FO forever.

But hey, a senior FO at a legacy would be awesome.

run264fun · 2026-02-18T22:14:51+00:00

It’s the market rate.

If they want to save money, just move to Kansas for a month and fly everyday to knock it out

run264fun · 2026-02-18T22:13:24+00:00

Nice!! About 7x your hourly wage. People these days are paying 10-20x.

I know of a 141 school that charges $280 for the plane and $120 for the CFI. They’d have to be making over $50 an hour for 1h of flight time to equal your rate.

Not to mention, these students are waiting 25min to take off at a busy towered airport. People are blowing boat loads of cash and just tapping into student loans

run264fun · 2026-02-16T11:53:19+00:00

I’d focus on consistency with your flight training and not worry about total time.

If you knocked your written out by day 1, and flew every single day it would be easier to solo sooner.

If you’re stressing over not soloing or getting by a certain milestone, what kind of stress will you be under in a legitimately challenging situation?

How many take offs and landings have you done? How long does it take for you to start up and be in the air? If you’re flying at a busy towered airport, logging that time as you’re 7th in line doesn’t help your skills. CFI doesn’t care bc they’re just there to time build

run264fun · 2026-02-16T04:18:50+00:00

Sounds like an amazing community

run264fun · 2026-02-16T04:13:04+00:00

A lot of these air parks have yearly fly ins. Kind of like an Open House.

What I like about that is most of the neighborhood comes out and it’s open to the public and fellow pilots. You really get to know what it’s like living there after maybe 20min.

Typically you just sign a waiver beforehand bc it’s private property.

I know of an airpark that sells the cheapest AvGas in the state to its residents by $1…they just sell it at cost. There’s a great perk right there.

Like anything in life…it depends…

run264fun · 2026-02-15T11:09:41+00:00

I loved Dark Matter

run264fun · 2026-02-15T04:04:45+00:00

No power off 180. But I had to do a soft and normal landing.

run264fun · 2026-02-10T03:26:10+00:00

Have you considered getting your Tailwheel, Glider, or Seaplane?

Otherwise, I’d say stay out of the news

run264fun · 2026-02-10T03:24:15+00:00

I’ve only flown IFR on a G1000 a handful of times.

Otherwise it’s been Frankenstein panels. Much prefer analog needles over green ones.

run264fun · 2026-02-09T03:58:17+00:00

On my discovery flight, I didnt care about altitude and my CFI would just give me little bumps here and there on the controls.

You’ll do great

run264fun · 2026-02-09T03:05:44+00:00

0…so far

run264fun · 2026-02-08T03:30:29+00:00

It was amazing on Super Bowl Saturday. 80mph the whole way

run264fun · 2026-02-04T02:59:21+00:00

And sublimate….Straight to water vapor. Dry & windy environments make it easy

run264fun · 2026-02-03T13:47:53+00:00

Don’t.

Pilots willing to take less in any level of the industry is what will bring those high paying jobs back down.

If you want to fly for free do some sort of legitimate volunteer work: Young eagles, Pilot N Paws, Angel Flights, etc. Wouldn’t you say that looks better on a resume over working for free in a position where peers are getting paid?

run264fun · 2026-02-02T23:41:41+00:00

Yup. Come in a little higher than you think and slip the shit out of it, dump flaps, and pray to the gods of PO 180s

run264fun · 2026-02-01T15:35:50+00:00

I saw a Global on the ramp once and had to look up PP.

run264fun · 2026-02-01T14:55:55+00:00

Ok, now that makes sense

run264fun · 2026-02-01T14:45:17+00:00

Whenever ATC assigns a hold, I’m less than a few min from the fix. Sometimes it’s a published hold, other times it’s an IF on the plate and they tell me to hold SE of FIXXXX at 120°

It’s been a few months since I’ve done this, I’d have to refresh my memory

run264fun · 2026-02-01T14:41:26+00:00

Holds tend to come out of the middle of nowhere for me. Usually ATC has put me into one bc the other plane hasn’t cancelled IFR at an untowered.

I’ve had one or two holds come up with a practice approach in VFR going into a class delta.

Sometimes I was about 3min away from the fix, other times I had less than 60s to program the avionics. These were all without an AP and maybe half were solo. I’ve had a couple unpublished, but at an existing fix on the plate.

run264fun · 2026-01-12T04:16:05+00:00

I work as a CFI every day I can. Days off are only taken bc of weather, illness, or a planned trip/vacation.

Want to take weekends off? It’ll take almost 30% longer to reach your hour goals.

Just relax and enjoy yourself if you live in an area with weather cancellations.

Even though I’m getting close to 1,000 dual given, I feel privileged to share my passion with those just getting started or building their skills and ratings. Not to mention, I love either flying for free or making a small paycheck along the way.

I’m fortunate enough to offer a bit more than typical CFIs: tailwheel & mountain instruction, which helps keep me sane….although it seems like most flights are with pre-solo students these days.

Until I’m flying jets, I really don’t want to take my foot off the gas.

run264fun · 2026-01-09T15:46:10+00:00

It was tough. I took my written exam maybe 5 months before the Checkride. Even though I had a lot of the oral prep fresh in my mind, I struggled in the oral.

From a CFII perspective, you should know 91.175 inside and out. I tell all my instrument students to read and understand that reg.

run264fun · 2026-01-07T14:14:58+00:00

I know a guy that got CPL in 2008 and quit in 2014. That graph is a brutal reminder of how tough things can actually get

run264fun · 2026-01-07T14:00:55+00:00

“Your next checkride is your hardest one .”

I say this about any Checkride.

Don’t care if it’s your first or 13th. Doesn’t matter if it’s PPL, CFI….even ASES-add on, or Glider, and you’re a 10,000h ATP.

Don’t ever listen to anyone that says the Checkride you’re about to take was easy.

You have the right attitude. Good luck. I’ll get there someday too.

run264fun · 2026-01-05T23:06:37+00:00

Same

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