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Don't worry, I'm not changing careers based on worries about the market, quite the opposite. I'm mid-30s, have the ratings, other sources of income, and have been CFIing a ton for the last year. I'm just getting close to 1500 (have about 50 hours of ME turbine in an BE90 + more regular ME...

Had a friend of mine just go to Ameriflight because the regionals have such a Captain shortage they won’t hire FOs. He couldn’t even get an interview despite a super solid record. Another friend got hired by Envoy a year ago and is just now starting training after three training class delays...

My CFII got lost in the mail. I called them and I had a new one in two weeks. Regular charge is $2. All my experiences with airman certification and IACRA help lines have been great.

If someone tells me they’ve never gotten out of sorts in IMC early on in their instrument days, I’d struggle to believe them. It’s one of those things you’ll do once and not do again. I remember coming back from somewhere as a less than 200 hour pilot and ATC refusing to let me descend or climb...

Good advice. Asking the DPE is the right call. I know I double-dipped on the IFR time for the commercial and that seems to be the default now, though you may find a DPE that still argues it. Another thing to think about with the CPL is whether he is gonna do his 10 hours solo or with an...

The easiest way to hit the spot every time in a Cessna or Piper is to come into ground effect about 500 feet before the touchdown point (usually the 1000 footers for checkride purposes). Don’t be too slow or you’ll drop it in short. Pull the power at that aiming point as you get into ground...

4-6 months is what they tell you for an O360, but they don’t really know. We have a school plane that’s over a year and should be done soon. Another friend has an O360 Cardinal and he only got his back at 11 months, partly due to cylinder shortages. Then you’ve got to factor in a mechanic to...

With the wait times to overhaul and get parts for Lycomings right now, a run out engine is a no go. People are waiting a year to get a new engine right now.

Had my PPL since 28. Got my Instrument. Didn’t get my commercial until 33. I did nothing with it until 2021 when I decided to get my CFI. I was 36. Got my ME commercial, started CFIing with 390 hours. Got my CFII later. 10 months later, I have 1100 hours, 90 multi, and 45 turbine. Had I gone...

Never had a sport pilot student. But, I think there’s probably no reason to overthink it. Follow the requirements of Part 61 and the PTS. Do the prerequisites and the rest is gonna be pretty much the same as far as teaching techniques.

I’ve flown 414s and 421s. Nice flying planes but you’ll need a lot of time in type and yearly recurrent to get insured. The geared engines are also some of the most complicated out there to operate and maintain. All kinds of stuff can go wrong if you don’t fly them how they are supposed to be...

Spend the money to get something newer and better equipped. You will regret it if you don’t and probably end up poorer anyway.

The important thing here is that they changed it to "notice to air missions" so that no one who can't get their NOTAMs feels discriminated against.

Flying lower patterns to stay on in Class G or to keep cloud clearances in Class E is not particularly dangerous. I think that notion is silly. The runway is literally right there, and if it’s a docile layer or it’s morning and obviously lifting, what exactly is the grave risk some are...

Did mine in a Citabria. Never really felt comfortable spinning the 172 I did my CFI in, although we did about a 3/4 turn in one to demonstrate if a student got really uncoordinated in a power on stall. I think I preferred the Citabria because it felt like it was made for it. The 172 barely...

The guys who seem to enjoy their jobs the most that I know either went to the airlines (good money, make your own schedule eventually) or fly Part 91. 135 is a grind but also a great way to get turbine time and type ratings. The good thing about Part 91 is you build a relationship with the...

All I know is that I’m inundated with students, and most of them aren’t going to the airlines

They want cash because they don’t want a student who fails to screw them.

I have 125 dual received. That’s PPL/IR/CPLSE/CPLME/CFI/CFII. Which seems suspiciously low. Probably made a mistake somewhere.

Saw a B-17 in the hanger in Conroe a few months ago. I’m guessing this is the same one? I know that one did a lot of air shows.