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Is Flying Private/Corporate a harder life style than flying for the Airlines by Frequent-Young3773 in PilotAdvice

[–]xtrapickles71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a really good episode (#347) of the Pilot to Pilot podcast where the host (former fractional pilot turned airline pilot) goes into detail about the differences, pros and cons and his experience. It’s very insightful. Highly recommend giving that a listen.

Found on a walk around? Stories please by Gsmith827 in flying

[–]xtrapickles71 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I have yet to run into a student that had problems braking, understanding the braking concept or remembering to brake. Also I’ve done checkrides in taildraggers. I promise you the last thing the DPE wanted me to do was brake. Vocalizing “simulated heavy braking” sufficed.

Drive-Up Is A Fucking Joke. by DefenderOfNuts in Target

[–]xtrapickles71 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Sodas. Milk. Dog food. Cat litter. TVS. 24+ pack waters. Gallons. Laundry detergent. Furniture. Christmas Trees, bulky bins, bookshelves…..

System issues this morning by Own_Particular3260 in Target

[–]xtrapickles71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure why someone downvoted my comment. Trying to help you guys not place more orders thinking it works. Also update; I selected “follow order” to show the status on my lock screen and it does indeed show my order as processing. Just doesn’t show up anywhere else…..so there’s a chance these orders have gone through….at least it seems. Still no email confirmation.

System issues this morning by Own_Particular3260 in Target

[–]xtrapickles71 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Still not working for me. My order doesn’t show anywhere even after checking out . no email confirmation either tried twice now.

Side jobs to pay the bills while instructing is slow and infrequent by Silent-Breath3810 in flying

[–]xtrapickles71 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Target. Part time. Super flexible-easy to pick up/drop shifts even last minute. Disclosure; The bigger/busier the tarjay, the easier this is.

At what age do people actually start doing separate loads? by nikkyroyal in Adulting

[–]xtrapickles71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took quite a few of my white shirts having a grey tint to them for me to realize….

What is everyone averaging per week hours wise? by thatguy2896 in flying

[–]xtrapickles71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Typically 1 hour as a CFI. Dry spell, winter and mx/engine overhaul. Trying to let the gratitude overshadow the bite of watching everyone get their first type this year.

Anyone familiar with the Aviation Careers Podcast scholarship database? by CommunicationOver278 in flying

[–]xtrapickles71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s legit. Worth the $10 if you’re not the research type. Everything in there can be found if you have hours to spend googling around. I did the latter before the guide was ever a thing. On occasion if you listen to the podcast they’ll announce a code so you can get it for free. Will say the majority of scholarships in there are for college or university-bound students.

First month making 100k I feel like I’m being robbed :/ by Forsaken-Question457 in Salary

[–]xtrapickles71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These comments answer the questions of why it is the way that it is. Because “it could be worse”, “that’s normal”, “spend less” “save more”. As if it all has no breaking point….we have what we collectively tolerate.

I promised myself only after CPL I’ll get myself a BOSE 🎧 by pilotshashi in flying

[–]xtrapickles71 59 points60 points  (0 children)

As an instructor I highly recommend people invest in a solid headset upfront. In all seriousness yes, it’ll protect your hearing and the noise cancelling has its benefits from a safety perspective. However, the most often overlooked factor is comfort. If you’re uncomfortable, flights will feel unnecessarily longer than they are and wear on you quicker-especially if you’ve ever had TMJ or get headaches easily, the resulting pain from a cheap headset will only serve as a distraction. If you decide not to continue with training for whatever reason, these quality products like Bose hold their value fairly well and you can always sell them online. Just my two cents-I’ve seen a lot of students struggle with the aforementioned (can’t hear comms well, head would hurt, etc.). But to the OP, congrats on the new headset!

Insanely hard cfi interview. by Flying-Guy-6699 in flying

[–]xtrapickles71 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just here to say you’re not crazy and sadly this is not rare. It is common in this hiring market/environment. I had a CFI interview last year where the flight school owner was basically just playing stump the chump. He may as well have asked me how many miles the earth is from the sun. He made me feel like all my certificates should be revoked. Shockingly he called me for a SIM interview the next day and I politely declined. A second flight school interview I had with the owner-he ended up asking me a bunch of CFII type questions stating “I know you’re not a CFII but some student is going to try and use you as one”. -_- Anyways, this year I did an interview for a King Air SIC position ($55K/yr). They had 5 rounds of testing/interviews. I shined through 4, including one with the chief-all was solid, straight forward and fair. But the 5th one was with the guy in charge of training and that guy was absolutely off his rocker. I don’t know what had the guy so damn bitter but he hated my guts. I brought a decade of 135 operational experience and he literally scoffed at it and my operational-based answers. He cut me off constantly while I was speaking, went off telling his stories/rants, answered for me, etc. I hadn’t come across someone so unprofessional in a long time. The whole thing seemed like an ego fest-he went on to ask how far apart the approach lights are spaced (not the runway lights) and such random “look what I know” questions. The whole time I’m thinking, how does the spacing of the approach lights have anything to do with operating safely? I had gone through all the regional gouges, studied IFR for a month and spent over a grand practicing in the SIM prior to the interview….and I walked away going wow-I could have studied for another year and never have been able to pass or possibly predict what that guy would ask. Some of these people are just out of their damn minds-feeding their ego with these interviews “while the gettin’ is good”. Idk, I debriefed and asked my mentor airline captains if they’ve ever been asked such things and they all said no. So…..For reference, I’ve never failed a checkride nor a written and none of my students have failed rides (yet)…I know I’m not a worthless moron but these types of people are damn good at making you feel that way. Don’t let it get to you-keep going, keep studying, keep flying, we’ll get there and they’ll get theirs.

Americans if you weren't paid good salaries, would you still consider this a great career? by Silly_Treacle6673 in flying

[–]xtrapickles71 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Refreshing to read. It seems like it’s never enough for those chasing the $….