Well, done some flying to get up to par for the checkride on Tues. I think I'm flying better than I ever have, so I might actually have a shot of shoving one in the FAA inspector's face.
Even better news, I might actually be going back "home" to Orlando in a few weeks! My old flight school there is hiring instructors, and I know a couple of their current ones just got hired at airlines recently. Nashville is still a possibility since it pays more, but Orlando has some definate bonuses. The school in Nashville considers its instructors as "independent contractors." That means I'm responsible for drawing my own students, paying my own taxes and no benefits. The school in Orlando pays less (quite a bit, acutually), but they offer health insurance, cover their instructors under workman's comp insurance and tend to NOT have any slow periods due to cold weather and snow. If things get tough in the money dept, I might have to bite the bullet and go back part time to either Universal or Sea World. Disney would be on the list, but part of me just refuses to go back there for some reason. As soon as I get my instructor certificates, I'm sending my resume to both places, and we'll see what happens. There are other schools hiring flight instructors in the Orlando area, but I just know of this one in Nashville. The more I think about it, the more I think I might be moving back to Florida, hurricanes be damned......
Even better news, I might actually be going back "home" to Orlando in a few weeks! My old flight school there is hiring instructors, and I know a couple of their current ones just got hired at airlines recently. Nashville is still a possibility since it pays more, but Orlando has some definate bonuses. The school in Nashville considers its instructors as "independent contractors." That means I'm responsible for drawing my own students, paying my own taxes and no benefits. The school in Orlando pays less (quite a bit, acutually), but they offer health insurance, cover their instructors under workman's comp insurance and tend to NOT have any slow periods due to cold weather and snow. If things get tough in the money dept, I might have to bite the bullet and go back part time to either Universal or Sea World. Disney would be on the list, but part of me just refuses to go back there for some reason. As soon as I get my instructor certificates, I'm sending my resume to both places, and we'll see what happens. There are other schools hiring flight instructors in the Orlando area, but I just know of this one in Nashville. The more I think about it, the more I think I might be moving back to Florida, hurricanes be damned......