tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068251842750646127.post1987444193174613846..comments2023-10-19T21:46:23.035-05:00Comments on True North: DeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09476048474730678421noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068251842750646127.post-10020588949500284692011-08-14T07:32:10.496-05:002011-08-14T07:32:10.496-05:00Yeah, I would be happy to instruct at night. I wou...Yeah, I would be happy to instruct at night. I would like those very motivated learners, and I love to fly at night anyway.<br /><br />Thank you Ron, for your insights and encouragement. It is helpful to hear about the long hiatus working out okay.<br /><br />~DDeAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09476048474730678421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068251842750646127.post-78563642984632133952011-08-14T00:59:45.344-05:002011-08-14T00:59:45.344-05:00One other thing to consider...
Very few flight i...One other thing to consider... <br /><br />Very few flight instruct at night, as few CFI's are willing. Most dont even ask CFI's as they assume the answer will be no. Such was a niche I had for quite a while as a part time CFI. Saturdays were family day, but during the week, I'd fly up until midnight after a full days of work sometime. It was funny... there was a period of time I had more hours of night flight than day! It was a win win for all. I got to teach, students got a new scheduling option, and the FBO picked up more hours on aircraft that normally would be hanger bound.Ron Amundsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00499236427446909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068251842750646127.post-18065570030682363202011-08-14T00:54:55.043-05:002011-08-14T00:54:55.043-05:00Addiction to airplanes is a very real thing, I'...Addiction to airplanes is a very real thing, I've seen it a great deal over the years. In following your blogs and such, you seem far, make that very far from it.<br /><br />Yes, the big about the mind/brain loading is truly amazing, and the high level of engagement can be a huge balance to whatever else one has going on in their life.<br /><br />One thing to consider, is that when one accomplishes a major goal... whether you follow through with a new job, or not, there is semblance of coming crashing down off the mountain. Granted, a new job will obscure this, often for quite a while, but it often does show itself one way or another. There is a period of "figuring it out" that we must go through.<br /><br />In my case, from CFI to really actively instructing took 3 years for the right fit to line up. I could have been full time from day 1, alas, such was not an option. Likewise, I could have traveled 2 hours to instruct part time... I've done 90 minute commutes, but it is not long term sustainable.<br /><br />The one thing in aviation, is change is constant. Likewise, when off the saddle for a bit, it doesn't take long to get back on, especially in the teaching realm. I went from 0 hours in 2 years to 30 hours a month... It only took me about few hours of dual before my future employer was ready to put me on the schedule.Ron Amundsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00499236427446909328noreply@blogger.com