These three months have been a lot of work, I traveled a lot because of work. I went to San Juan, Santo Domingo DR, Villahermosa MX, Campeche MX, Monterrey, Mexico City.. I have flown thousands of miles as a passenger and everytime I was at any airport, I would just stare at the airplanes, looking at the pilots, and wishing I was not traveling to visit customers, but doing it as my job.
I wish I was taxiing that 737 to runway 5L at Mexico City Airport.., or even flying those Cape Air or Air Cargo Carriers at San Juan..
My next step is definitely to make use of my flight instructor certificate, I have all 3! CFI, CFII, MEI; but where do I start? I am on 245 hours of flight time (+53 hours on the Sim). I have sent resumes to a couple of flight schools but I don't really think that is going to work, I bet they are getting lots of resumes and December is not a very high season for flying.
I'm going to go to the local airports and start knocking doors. The ideal plan is to work part time as an instructor during the weekends and eventually move to full time and quit my job.That would be the perfect plan which would let me save some more money and build some hours.. but the world is not perfect. I might get a full time job in Atlanta or even out of state and there will be some decisions to make. I am not scared (well, just a little).. I know these are big steps to take, and I won't wonder what if.
I am dying to teach people how to fly, I enjoyed taking friends on cross country flights and some of them actually started taking lessons. It is a huge impact you make on a friend who has never ever been on a single engine airplane. I want to learn everything I can about aviation and I know that while I instruct I become a more professional pilot.
I just renewed my 1st class medical certificate just in case a school asks for it. I also got my FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit.. I also contacted my CFI from my Private Pilot School and we set up a flight this coming Sunday so I can remain current at the old flight school to rent airplanes and to get my high performance endorsement. We will be flying a Cessna 182 RG and that will add another line to my resume.
There is a checkout quiz for that airplane that I already answered.
What is a High Performance Endorsement?
To fly any aircraft that has an engine greater than 200 horsepower, a student or licensed pilot must obtain an endorsement from a certified instructor verifying that he/she has received flight and ground training.
The Piper Seminole, which is the twin engine airplane that ATP uses for training, has a Horsepower of 180; so you don't need a High Performance Endorsement to fly it, the Cessna 182 has 235 HP.. yeah baby!
I'll post how the job hunt goes.. Thanks for reading.
Cessna 182 RG
