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June 27th, 2007, 20:06
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|  Re: CFIs Needed Why won't this thread just die already? Seriously. And to add something useful to the thread.... the MER experience: You'll fly a lot The grass is green near the dorms Most of the instructors are/were ok Students suck MX sucks Airplanes suck Food sucks Management sucks Dorms suck Atwater sucks Curriculum sucks "The (local) women look like mountains" - according to a student that is probably no longer there Accurate Nick? Did I miss anything? Turn down the sucks and turn up the rocks already Sierra. If you decide to go there.. shudder.. enjoy. |
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June 27th, 2007, 21:33
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Or at least that's why the thread wasn't dead last summer when a bunch of CFIs were doing that. I am not agreeing with you or disagreeing with you. But this is why there is interest in the job.
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June 27th, 2007, 21:42
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June 27th, 2007, 22:00
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| Re: CFIs Needed "The local women look like mountains" Quote:
 Funny thing is, I really did have one of them say something exactly opposite. While I was in Yosemite hiking Half Dome with Huang Tao he looked at a mountain to the south and told me it looked like a woman. "That shape on that mountain looks like breasts." FlySmiley, as far as you thinking the students suck -- that is true for some students but for most of them it depends on how they are treated by their instructor. My most recent e-mail to a bunch of the ones I flew with basically yielded ten replies to a standing invitation for them to show me around China on their time off. I showed them Yosemite and San Francisco. I will eventually take them up on their offer in their hemisphere. Find me three CFI jobs that pay as much, give you as many hours including multi-engine time, and let you live a five minute walk from the fleet for free. 1) 2) 3)
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June 27th, 2007, 22:45
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| Re: CFIs Needed I have to agree that a major part of what makes a student is how they are treated by their instructors. I have seen a lot of students mistreated out there. The FOI stuff you learn preparing to become a CFI, and never think you'll really use, I got to see in full force. If they are uncomfortable in their learning environment, they will not learn. They will have a miserable time and their instructors will have a miserable time trying to teach them. When many of the instructors started to leave for the airlines, I ended up flying with a lot of different students. I also got some of the "problem sudents". However, after a few weeks with me, they became some of the best students we had. I didn't do anything special. I just treated them like human beings. I taught them that flying was fun. Once they started having fun, they started learning. And if they are having fun, so am I. That's what I loved about instructing, was passing on my love of aviation. The most challening part about instructing these students however, is not the language barrier, but their lack of motivation, most likely due to being sent to Atwater as a result of being part of a communist government rather than chasing a lifelong dream. Passing on my passion for flying was very dificult, but after a year and a half of instructing those students out there, I got the hang of it, and it was a rush, and I really miss it. Although flying jets is awesome too.  Anyway, yeah, there's a lot of stuff that sucks out there. But its what you make of it. All in all, I love flying, and out there I got to fly as much as I could phyisically handle. I got paid a lot of money, and I didn't have any bills (except for food, because the free food out there reaaaaalllly does suck). I made a lot of good friends, and as much as it sucked out there, it was one of the best times of my life. However, that being said, I am done with the place and wouldn't go back there unless they offered a 6 figure salary, but all in all I'm glad I did it.
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June 27th, 2007, 23:12
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| Re: CFIs Needed Oh man I think I figured out who FlySmiley is! We don't need to explain any of this to him! So I'll veer off course and ask: at what other flight school can you cancel you entire day (night) of flying because you simply feel like having a bender barbecue with a bunch of other instructors! Good times.
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June 28th, 2007, 18:46
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July 1st, 2007, 01:53
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| Re: CFIs Needed Just arrived home from a 2 day interview at the Atwater campus! The food is okay but I was only there for 2 days  !! FYI any instructors applying for the postion.. STUDY YOUR BUTT OFF the written exam is insane and took me about 5 hours. The panel interview was alot of Jet Aeordynamic questions and IFR stuff! There was also a Sim-Ride in thier new full motion King Air Sim!! Good Luck to anyone applying and let me know if I can answer any questions.. There sending me a letter, so I have no idea if I have a job with them or not yet!!! If not I WILL be re-applying in 6 months and will know what to study for that written! This looks to be the best CFI GIG currently around
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July 1st, 2007, 13:41
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July 5th, 2007, 01:17
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I will say this, like Nick, my students are telling me I need to visit China and they'd be happy to show me around. The joy of seeing them pass their checkrides was in deed something I cherish, as well as the night flying as groups to several places. Pros and cons with the job, but I have no regrets.
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July 9th, 2007, 16:06
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| Re: CFIs Needed Ok, I will offically say that I'm not exactly fond of this place, but being from BOSTON (hope you guys can figure out who I am) and being stuck in the valley sucks. But this job will land you hours out the arse, the people here you work with are mostly rad, and the students are what they are. This last weekend I went to San Deigo, got paid over 200 bucks for the time, and ohh wow, never paid anything. Let's see, sit on the beach and look at women, tough job. |
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July 9th, 2007, 19:33
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July 9th, 2007, 20:00
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July 9th, 2007, 21:51
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| Re: CFIs Needed dude, of course not, I'm a sierradiser for life, how skywest these days man? |
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July 9th, 2007, 22:57
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July 9th, 2007, 23:26
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July 10th, 2007, 12:39
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July 10th, 2007, 15:43
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| Re: CFIs Needed HAHA, it's that strong huh? well let me go beat up some smaht kids at the packie store. Ok so I know west indian, how's express brotha?, I know Fly guy, but WAflyer you got me, pm me man. But as far as the summa goes, it's pure hell, 115 yesterday on the ramp and my students called for doors closed during the start engine runup. I looked at him with death in my eyes and told him he was nutz. UPDATE, I figured out who WAflyer, only makes sense now, hey buddy, how'ya doing? What's new this days? Who else is around these boards from ol' Sierradise? Last edited by aviatormar; July 10th, 2007 at 15:47. Reason: Dumbness |
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July 10th, 2007, 16:36
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July 10th, 2007, 16:48
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July 10th, 2007, 17:06
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July 11th, 2007, 16:19
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| Re: CFIs Needed But BOSTON got his CFII! Now its my turn! |
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July 12th, 2007, 03:09
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| Re: CFIs Needed Louie what we need is some good effin food around this joint. Coffee, alittle capichino you know the basics of life. |
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July 13th, 2007, 01:51
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| Re: CFIs Needed Boston do we have to go to San Fran for this? It looks like we may have to! |
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