Fly Lah!

You can be a very experienced AFI or FI flying light aircrafts but when it comes to real line-flying on a commercial airliner its totally a different world all together.

But then since most people end up jobless for 1-2yrs after graduation, its good to become an AFI mainly because you get paid to fly.

A totally different world??.. come on, the only difference would be is that its Multi-crew, the paper work, and the technology that comes with the Airplane.. Its more of managing and telling the Plane what to do rather than flying it.. When you have an all system failure, that Tin Can is just going to be a regular Twin-Engine and that is when your ATPL back to basics will definitely come in handy..

If you are jobless and need money, I agree that you take up the AFI course rather than nothing..

Cheers.

Maverick wrote:Yes I do, and He Was my Instructor during my training days at the flying academy..

Are they local or foreigner?

He was an Iranian..

But then since most people end up jobless for 1-2yrs after graduation, its good to become an AFI mainly because you get paid to fly

5-6 years,most will never touch a plane after their school.

guys,

lets say you are an airlines' HR department Head...
You shortage of 1 pilot... there are 2 pilots come to the interview in the same time.
Both of them have same experience 200 hours and performed well during interview.
but 1 guy just graduated another 1 graduated 1-2 years ago.
Which one will you choose? Definately the fresh graduate one right?

What I'm trying to say is... don't waste your time by doing other job.
AFI is still the best choice when you don't have any other choices. Keep intact with flying and gain your hours.
So that you are always ahead those fresh graduate with only 200 hours and also some of the knowledge that you use to teach you students already become your work memory. You might able to use it during the interview. Example like aerodynamic and Charts.

As conclusion, AFI is still not the worst one.

The worst one is BEING JOBLESS....