Instructor Responsibilities

[RockyMountainPilot]

Forced? No one is forced to fly anything. I think you are being a bit over dramatic.

 

RMP, I would never turn anyone away that wanted to fly. With or without money.

 

And how do you afford give people free flight training? Because I know plenty of poor people who would love to learn to fly. Are you willing to train for free all the people who paid $60K to SSH and never flew once out of the goodness of your heart? Maybe you are over-exaggerating a bit?

[R22139RJ]

The law of supply and demand doesn't work properly in aviation because most instructors will take any other job that comes along.

 

I would attribute this to love. Flying is an amazing experience and doing it for a career is the greatest opportunity in the world. I accept low wages because sometimes I get to wake up, look at how wonderful the day is, and get to fly a helicopter. Not many people get to do this. I'll take the first job I can after the instructing gig because it will be a new place to fly, a new ship to learn about, and another experience to have.

 

I'm sure that someday, the thrill of flying will pass and I'll care a lot more about money when it becomes just a job, but for now, I'm pretty happy.

[bossman]

Forced? No one is forced to fly anything. I think you are being a bit over dramatic.

 

 

 

And how do you afford give people free flight training? Because I know plenty of poor people who would love to learn to fly. Are you willing to train for free all the people who paid $60K to SSH and never flew once out of the goodness of your heart? Maybe you are over-exaggerating a bit?

The forced comment came from your comment about people being "willing" to pay high prices for parts, I said that we are "forced" to pay the high prices because of the high liability associated. I also did not say that I give free flight training, I said that if a person came to my facility wanting to fly, they would be afforded the opportunity. I do not class people as rich or poor. You show me a passion for flying and I guarantee you will get the opportuity.

[bossman]

I would attribute this to love. Flying is an amazing experience and doing it for a career is the greatest opportunity in the world. I accept low wages because sometimes I get to wake up, look at how wonderful the day is, and get to fly a helicopter. Not many people get to do this. I'll take the first job I can after the instructing gig because it will be a new place to fly, a new ship to learn about, and another experience to have.

 

I'm sure that someday, the thrill of flying will pass and I'll care a lot more about money when it becomes just a job, but for now, I'm pretty happy.

"Amen"