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September 8th, 2004, 23:35
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ft. Worth, TX
Posts: 144
|  My first paying job! I got my first real aviation job this week as a CFI. So far, my career has consisted of a grand total of (drum roll, please) two rental checkouts!! Ok, so today was a morgue at the school, but...we're growing! (or so they say) [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] The school is kind of out of the way, and relatively new, so there's still not much word on the street yet, but hopefully I'll be able to pick some students up gradually. |
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September 9th, 2004, 00:47
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-Atlantic, KMRB
Posts: 1,925
 | Re: My first paying job! I hope things pick up for you! |
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September 10th, 2004, 00:56
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia
Posts: 12,403
| Re: My first paying job! Hey, congrats!! You've gotta star somewhere!! My first day, I just kid of stood around and watched people come and go. The second day, I flew four times. I have people on a waiting list now.... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] P.S. I don't charge a no-show fee..... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] |
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September 10th, 2004, 01:34
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Prescott, AZ
Posts: 928
| Re: My first paying job! Congrats! Looks like everyone's getting somewhere this week. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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September 10th, 2004, 15:37
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ft. Worth, TX
Posts: 144
| Re: My first paying job! Thanks for the well-wishing. The first day, I sat and watched 2 people come and go... second day... one nothing on day 3 and no one today either. I've had a couple of other nibbles, so I might see about something else. I know it's always slow starting out, but jeez! I drive an hour to get in here already. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] |
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September 10th, 2004, 15:50
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DFW
Posts: 7,080
| Re: My first paying job! [ QUOTE ] Thanks for the well-wishing. The first day, I sat and watched 2 people come and go... second day... one nothing on day 3 and no one today either. I've had a couple of other nibbles, so I might see about something else. I know it's always slow starting out, but jeez! I drive an hour to get in here already. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] Best wishes! I'm about to join that world on Saturday when I start my first instructing gig. I'll have a full report on Monday..... or..... Thursday depending on which way Ivan goes. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] |
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September 11th, 2004, 00:34
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| Big Chief's Woman  | Re: My first paying job! [ QUOTE ] Thanks for the well-wishing. The first day, I sat and watched 2 people come and go... second day... one nothing on day 3 and no one today either. I've had a couple of other nibbles, so I might see about something else. I know it's always slow starting out, but jeez! I drive an hour to get in here already. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ]don't worry too much, your just starting... it takes a while to build up the clientele and bring em in... doug used to drive an hour both ways too!! |
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September 11th, 2004, 03:17
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Prescott, AZ
Posts: 928
| Re: My first paying job! Seriously. Since I'm on standby status with this school I just got hired by, the only way I can really start soon is if I recruit. I ran into my old roomate from sophomore year who's thinking about getting his private, and I immediately went into "sell" mode. I only got a "maybe" though. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] |
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September 11th, 2004, 10:29
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ft. Worth, TX
Posts: 144
| Re: My first paying job! I knew I should have taken marketing classes while I was in the Navy. Seemed useless to me at the time. Who knew? |
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September 13th, 2004, 11:22
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| Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DFW
Posts: 7,080
| Re: My first paying job! [ QUOTE ] Thanks for the well-wishing. The first day, I sat and watched 2 people come and go... second day... one nothing on day 3 and no one today either. I've had a couple of other nibbles, so I might see about something else. I know it's always slow starting out, but jeez! I drive an hour to get in here already. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] Update: My first day was this past Saturday, and I got there at 8:15 a.m. and sat and watched the other CFI's go fly, come back... go fly again....until 11:00 a.m. when a call came in for a guy wanting a BFR. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] So... at 2:00 p.m. I gave my first hour of ground and at 3:15 p.m. we were wheels up for my first BFR!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Landed, walked in and the owner of our FBO said "you wanna go fly again?" [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Took another guy up for an intro flight. Ended my first day with 1.9 dual given. Second day = nadda. It's all good!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] |
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September 14th, 2004, 14:13
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ft. Worth, TX
Posts: 144
| Re: My first paying job! What airport do you operate out of, R2F? I took my initial out at Peter O'Knight. Quite an interesting little airport. |
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September 14th, 2004, 14:24
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| Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DFW
Posts: 7,080
| Re: My first paying job! No kidding! When was that? Who was your instructor? I instruct at TPF and did all of my ratings (except my PPL which was at VDF) at TPF. |
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September 14th, 2004, 18:36
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ft. Worth, TX
Posts: 144
| Re: My first paying job! I didn't actually do the training at TPF. I was doing ATP's program, so the pre-checkride training happened up at CRG, and we flew down for the checkride with Richard Hirsch (guess where we ate). That was back at the beginning of July. That northbound takeoff is kind of disconcerting with all the tanks and towers. Fun, tho! |
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September 14th, 2004, 23:03
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,462
| Re: My first paying job! hey flug, i'm up at us flight academy in denton, stop by sometime if you're in the area. it's pretty slow up here too. |
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September 15th, 2004, 01:36
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| Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia
Posts: 12,403
| Re: My first paying job! [ QUOTE ] I instruct at TPF . . . [/ QUOTE ] Isn't it cool to say that?? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] |
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September 15th, 2004, 10:11
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| Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DFW
Posts: 7,080
| Re: My first paying job! [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I instruct at TPF . . . [/ QUOTE ] Isn't it cool to say that?? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif[/img] |
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September 15th, 2004, 10:12
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| Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DFW
Posts: 7,080
| Re: My first paying job! [ QUOTE ] I didn't actually do the training at TPF. I was doing ATP's program, so the pre-checkride training happened up at CRG, and we flew down for the checkride with Richard Hirsch (guess where we ate). That was back at the beginning of July. That northbound takeoff is kind of disconcerting with all the tanks and towers. Fun, tho! [/ QUOTE ] Ah yes... Hirsch. Did my PPL ride with him at VDF. Hell of a nice guy ..... on the ground. He gets a little antsy in the plane though. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] |
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September 15th, 2004, 10:50
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ft. Worth, TX
Posts: 144
| Re: My first paying job! Really? I didn't really get that kind of impression from my ride with him. I heard that from someone else before I went down for the ride, but he was just as cool in the air as he was on the ground, though I do remember him being all about getting it over with...one maneuver right into the next and very little setup time in between. But he was never cross. I tell ya, I spent a lot of time looking at that ticket when he handed it to me. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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September 15th, 2004, 10:53
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ft. Worth, TX
Posts: 144
| Re: My first paying job! [ QUOTE ] hey flug, i'm up at us flight academy in denton, stop by sometime if you're in the area. it's pretty slow up here too. [/ QUOTE ] I almost went up there to check out the scene, but it's just too far to drive every day. Maybe I'll do some x-c work and pay a visit. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I'm sooo rusty right now. I've been loathe to pay out of my own pocket for flight time, but with no students, I'm going to have to. |
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September 15th, 2004, 10:57
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| Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DFW
Posts: 7,080
| Re: My first paying job! [ QUOTE ] Really? I didn't really get that kind of impression from my ride with him. I heard that from someone else before I went down for the ride, but he was just as cool in the air as he was on the ground, though I do remember him being all about getting it over with...one maneuver right into the next and very little setup time in between. But he was never cross. I tell ya, I spent a lot of time looking at that ticket when he handed it to me. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] Maybe that's where the impression comes from. I know if you take too long setting up, he gets a bit cross. Not one for chit-chat in the plane either. Of course... I scared the ##### out of the poor guy on a takeoff from a tough & go.... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] I'll use him for some of my students. His oral exams are pretty straight forward. |
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