AV8 Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Hey guys and gals I'm a RW pilot with about 600 hrs in military turbines com/inst. I've been considering getting my CFI but am looking for advice on which airframe to go with. If I go with the Robbie I need 50hrs in it before i can teach right? so... 50 hrs x 250/hr roughly $12,500 with the safety couse as well. If I go with the 300c I need min 5 hrs in it before I can teach and I'll already have 10 to get my CFI so... $250 x 15/hrs $3750 ? plus test fees and groung training of couse. Does this sound right? Are there more r22's in N Cal than 300c? It seems cheaper to go with the 300c but is harder to find work flying a 300c as a CFI in N Cal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick1128 Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Hey guys and gals I'm a RW pilot with about 600 hrs in military turbines com/inst. I've been considering getting my CFI but am looking for advice on which airframe to go with. If I go with the Robbie I need 50hrs in it before i can teach right? so... 50 hrs x 250/hr roughly $12,500 with the safety couse as well. If I go with the 300c I need min 5 hrs in it before I can teach and I'll already have 10 to get my CFI so... $250 x 15/hrs $3750 ? plus test fees and groung training of couse. Does this sound right? Are there more r22's in N Cal than 300c? It seems cheaper to go with the 300c but is harder to find work flying a 300c as a CFI in N Cal? First of all, what are you trying to accomplish here? Build time to get hired out in the Gulf or what? What is your military experience in? Is your current total time all military? If your time is all military, some companies will consider you even if you do not have the 1000 hours total time. I am not saying that military training is better or worst than civil training. Just that the pilot experience is different. If you still want to instruct, I do understand that feeling as it is fun and you get to do all the things that you normally don't do, talked to the individual schools. Most schools tend to hire their grads rather than an outsider. As the know the program. Bristow north of SF and I believe a school in Stockton both use the 300. Also keep in mind that there are a few companies that do contract training for the military so it wouldn't matter which type you got your CFI in. And with previous military training, you should be high on their consideration list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV8 Posted July 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 First of all, what are you trying to accomplish here? Build time to get hired out in the Gulf or what? What is your military experience in? Is your current total time all military? If your time is all military, some companies will consider you even if you do not have the 1000 hours total time. I am not saying that military training is better or worst than civil training. Just that the pilot experience is different. If you still want to instruct, I do understand that feeling as it is fun and you get to do all the things that you normally don't do, talked to the individual schools. Most schools tend to hire their grads rather than an outsider. As the know the program. Bristow north of SF and I believe a school in Stockton both use the 300. Also keep in mind that there are a few companies that do contract training for the military so it wouldn't matter which type you got your CFI in. And with previous military training, you should be high on their consideration list. Hey Rick, thanks for the reply My main goal is to find a job flying helos possible in the GOM/ or tours. I would love to find something in N Cal as my family is established here, but if not, I'm willing to work anywhere on a 14/14 schedule . The main reason for the CFI was to build time, and have some fun teaching. My current 600 hrs just doesn't cut the cake for a PIC job in the GOM or anywhere else, (from what I've seen). All my experiance and fllight time is in military B206/OH-58a/c, but mainly CH-47Ds. I've dabbled in a little of everything flying cargo helos and would hope some of these experiances would be useful to a civilian flight school. Just to list a few: Fire fighting in CA, troop transport in Afghanistan, external sling loads, NOE low level FLT, NVG, dust and snow landings, High altitudes over 10k FT, Pinnacle landings, and Inst Flt all over CA. Lots of stuff just low on time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo2181 Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 Hey Rick, thanks for the reply My main goal is to find a job flying helos possible in the GOM/ or tours. I would love to find something in N Cal as my family is established here, but if not, I'm willing to work anywhere on a 14/14 schedule . The main reason for the CFI was to build time, and have some fun teaching. My current 600 hrs just doesn't cut the cake for a PIC job in the GOM or anywhere else, (from what I've seen). All my experiance and fllight time is in military B206/OH-58a/c, but mainly CH-47Ds. I've dabbled in a little of everything flying cargo helos and would hope some of these experiances would be useful to a civilian flight school. Just to list a few: Fire fighting in CA, troop transport in Afghanistan, external sling loads, NOE low level FLT, NVG, dust and snow landings, High altitudes over 10k FT, Pinnacle landings, and Inst Flt all over CA. Lots of stuff just low on time. With your past military experience I am surprised you haven't looked into LSI at Fort Rucker.http://www.lsirucker.com/home/Employment/t...57/Default.aspxI dont know for sure but I am pretty positive you could get in there are start teaching pretty quickly. And in a 206 instead of r22 or 300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captkirkyota Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 From what you've seen you say. Have you actually called and talked to anyone at a GOM company or Alaska or anywhere else? With your experience it seems you could easily get a job, especially at a place that, say after you do a tour season, they'd keep you around to long line and what not. Then you could be one of those guys that works in Ak. for 4-6 months and then takes the rest of the year off, or what ever. Just seems to me like becoming an instructor is unnecessary for you with the types of flying you've done. Make some phone calls and talk to the guy in charge of hiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV8 Posted July 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 With your past military experience I am surprised you haven't looked into LSI at Fort Rucker.http://www.lsirucker.com/home/Employment/t...57/Default.aspxI dont know for sure but I am pretty positive you could get in there are start teaching pretty quickly. And in a 206 instead of r22 or 300 I have looked into that and it a possibility but I still need to get a CFI or military IP rating when I return home. After all I am a product of LSI as they taught me and all other recent Army aviators how to fly from primary to Instruments. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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