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Clocks · January 22nd, 2008, 11:36

I was an outside CFI (although I did my MEI+II at ATP) and got hired (though I was in and out before the pay differences).

I did it because the other logical choice was my university, which would have been all single engine time and about $500-700/m, versus ATPs $900 (after housing). I also didn't want to pay $8000 for my multiengine time.

Worked out great for me. I went in knowing it was a temporary job, so the low pay and 16 hour days weren't that big of a deal. It was a fun atmosphere and the career students were great to work with. I didn't teach primary students, which I wasn't enthusiastic about, and virtually all my instruction was for multi-engine commercial and instrument ratings, the instrument instruction was invaluable to me in my airline training (about 150 hours of instrument instruction in the seminole, over half my dual given, plus another 130ish hours given in the FTD).

After spending some time chatting with people I went to college with and other former CFIs when I was going through training, I still think ATP offers the most to a short term non-career CFI. It's regular pay and regular work, two things I valued highly (especially knowing I was out in less than 4 months).

Just be ready for the most ridiculous, rudest, put-you-down, we-dont-need-you CFI "standardization", which is still going on to this day.

January 22nd, 2008, 11:36	#9
Clocks Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hired 11/07. Furloughed 10/08 Posts: 1,384	Re: CFI from FBO to ATP CFI I was an outside CFI (although I did my MEI+II at ATP) and got hired (though I was in and out before the pay differences). I did it because the other logical choice was my university, which would have been all single engine time and about $500-700/m, versus ATPs $900 (after housing). I also didn't want to pay $8000 for my multiengine time. Worked out great for me. I went in knowing it was a temporary job, so the low pay and 16 hour days weren't that big of a deal. It was a fun atmosphere and the career students were great to work with. I didn't teach primary students, which I wasn't enthusiastic about, and virtually all my instruction was for multi-engine commercial and instrument ratings, the instrument instruction was invaluable to me in my airline training (about 150 hours of instrument instruction in the seminole, over half my dual given, plus another 130ish hours given in the FTD). After spending some time chatting with people I went to college with and other former CFIs when I was going through training, I still think ATP offers the most to a short term non-career CFI. It's regular pay and regular work, two things I valued highly (especially knowing I was out in less than 4 months). Just be ready for the most ridiculous, rudest, put-you-down, we-dont-need-you CFI "standardization", which is still going on to this day.