CFIs needed in LA area (SoCal)!!

[Aero_Engineer]

Hello All`
As some of you may already know I am the new manager of operations in my flight school. It is called Vista Air based out of Whiteman airport. We are looking for too full time instructors and we need them NOW!!
You work as a contract flight instructor at the flight school. CFI rates are $30.00/hr for ground school and flight lessons, the instructor keeps all the money. We don't have multi yet but it is in plans for future. The flight school has been wround for about 25 years, we are moving to our brand new location by summer which is much larger.
The planes are all Cessna 172s and 182. We have a glass cockpit 172 as well. They are all very well maintained by the mechanics of our parent company Vista Aviation.
If anyone is interested please PM me so I can give you my email address for you guys to send in your resumes. The owner interviews all the instructors, He or one of the other instructors actually go up with the interviewes to test their skills.
It is an absolutely fun job in a very cozy and chill enviornment so let me know if you guys are interested.

[Airport7]

Does Dusty still own the place? Vista always had some nice equipment. BTW, for the area, the CFI pay should be more like $40-$50/hr, especially for independent contractors.

[Aero_Engineer]

Yes Dusty still owns the place, Well I don't set the rates the owners do. I don't think it is that ireasonable, it is still pretty good. Remember that Vista is also one of the most affordable places for flight training in the area and the maintainance is spotless.

[bunghole]

would that be too or two? Just kidding!

[CaptainChris87]

Originally Posted by Aero_Engineer

Yes Dusty still owns the place, Well I don't set the rates the owners do. I don't think it is that ireasonable, it is still pretty good. Remember that Vista is also one of the most affordable places for flight training in the area and the maintainance is spotless.

I may get all CFI's by August and ill be able to have an AA degree this summer. Do you think or foresee any opportunities within that time frame I also live down here near KFUL so I need to see the drive distance and traffic into consideration.-thanks

[dingo222]

30 bones an hour? wow! 4 years ago when I was a cfi I was lucky to get 15 with cfi/ii/mei out of torrance and POC! Glad things are inching upward a bit

[ETAV8R]

WTF! Hate to say I pay 45 to my instructor and that is the grandfathered rate. He's good so I'll stick with him. Wish I lived out in BFE to afford the less expensive.
What is the plane rate? Wet/Dry?

[Aero_Engineer]

The plane rates range from 90.50 (Block account) or 96.50 (Regular rate) to 147 (Block rate) or 158 (Regular rate). The fleet of nine aircraft available for training are all Cessna 172s and one 182. The rates are all wet rates and you get reimbursed for fuel put in elsewhere.
We have both carbureted and fuel-injected planes, one glass cockpit and one 172RG (retractable gear). All planes are maintained by the maintainance guys at the mother company (Vista aviation). The owner is really strict about keeping the planes well maintained.
All our current instructors have on average 2000 hrs of flight time.
The airport itself has an ATC tower from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM and fuel is available 24hrs a day 365 days a year.
You guys are always more than welcome to drop by with a resume put together and talk to me or the owner. Even if you are interested in flight training come by or call and I can schedulr a discovery flight with one of our instructors.
The address is:

Whiteman airport
Vista Air
12653 Osborne street
Pacoima, CA, 91331
Tel#: (818)896-5224

[CaptainCrickettMan]

I just wanted to say that I am happy to see that your flight school pays their CFIs a professional wage. I am tired of seeing CFIs getting paid 12-20 an hour to bust their balls day in and out. $30/hr should be minimum in my opinion. I hope that other schools might follow your example and start paying their CFIs what they deserve.

[Aero_Engineer]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrickettMan

I just wanted to say that I am happy to see that your flight school pays their CFIs a professional wage. I am tired of seeing CFIs getting paid 12-20 an hour to bust their balls day in and out. $30/hr should be minimum in my opinion. I hope that other schools might follow your example and start paying their CFIs what they deserve.

The flight school only sets the pay rate, other than that they have nothing to do with the instructors' pay. The students pay the instructor they fly with after each lesson.

[CaptainCrickettMan]

Originally Posted by Aero_Engineer

The flight school only sets the pay rate, other than that they have nothing to do with the instructors' pay. The students pay the instructor they fly with after each lesson.

I understand. We run the same operation where I instruct at LGB (freelance). I am just happy to see that you have a flight school where CFIs can go and earn great compensation for their work. I might fly to Whiteman this week so I'll stop in and say hello if I do.

[Aero_Engineer]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrickettMan

I understand. We run the same operation where I instruct at LGB (freelance). I am just happy to see that you have a flight school where CFIs can go and earn great compensation for their work. I might fly to Whiteman this week so I'll stop in and say hello if I do.

Feel free my friend, I am there everyday except Mondays.

Rates for CFIs are:

PPL 30.00/hr
Instrument & Commercial 32.00/hr
Multi and Higher 35.00/hr

[DE727UPS]

I just had the Apache over at Hesperia, L26. Nice little airport. Great restaruant. Gas under $4.

They got a 152 that is pretty cheap. I'm guessing around $60. The CFI left to fly Predators. That kinda made me laugh. Anyhow, they want me to instruct there on the weekends in my free time. I kinda blew it off, but I guess I'd be willing to do it under the right situation. If there are any free lance CFI's in the SoCal area interested spending some time at Hesperia, they need somebody, and I might be willing to help out.

[Codyjp]

Originally Posted by eta71

WTF! Hate to say I pay 45 to my instructor and that is the grandfathered rate. He's good so I'll stick with him. Wish I lived out in BFE to afford the less expensive.
What is the plane rate? Wet/Dry?

Yeah, He must be just about the best out there huh? You ought to give him a pay raise!

[CaptainCrickettMan]

Originally Posted by Codyjp

Yeah, He must be just about the best out there huh? You ought to give him a pay raise!

Is this scuba diving Cody from the club? If so, this is rock climbing el capitan Cris.

[Codyjp]

Yes, the one in need of a raise, thats me. got to buy the dive gear!