[n2o2diver]

Really depends on the current student load and number of instructors. When I was teaching, I had between 5-8 students and finished my contract in 13 months, average about 60-70 hrs a flying a month.

There were times when I was a student that the instructors had only 1-2 students which will of course took longer to build time. Some took up to 2 yrs, then again no one was hiring anyway so it really didn't matter, hence the backlog Rasuda mentioned. I only had to wait 4 months to get called back. Today they can't fill the openings fast enough.

Thing to remember is that it is 800 hrs of Dual given IN THE AIRPLANE. Frasca trainer and ground instruction (briefing) doesn't count. There are 30 hrs of Frasca and 100 hrs of briefing in the syllabus for each student. So to still average 60 hrs of flying you are working your ass off 10-12 hr days, 6 days a week. I was making about $24k yr. They have since increased instructor pay. I don't think that taking a year flight instructing over the course of an aviation career is going to kill you.

When I finished there I left with 1200 hrs total time of which 700 was Multi engine and the rest exceeded ATP minimums with the exception of the TT.

Overall it was a great experience and excellent training, but yes pricey!!! I came in about $5k under what they quoted me. I'm not going to claim it was the be all end all of flight training. It was right for ME, thats what counts in the end.

Something to keep in mind is that there are alternatives to going to airlines when you finish.

I happened to like instructing and still teach at a center, fly 60 hrs a month and make a comfortable living, something I feared I would not be able to do for some time with an airline.

There are of course Corprate/Fractional/Cargo/On demamnd/Private owners ... in other words lots of choices not just the traditional Airline route. Keep an open mind. I often see people focus on only one thing and put other options out of their mind and they all to often end up in disappointment when it turns out it "wasn't what I thought it was going to be like", and I'm not talking just aviation, something to consider.