Weather variety is great ferrying the airplanes from job to job. the SFRA and FRZ are a million times worse and not even worth it if something goes wrong with your camera and you have to land. coordinating with different bravos is a bitch but rewarding when it gets done. run by shitty management who treat you like a slave and expect you to drop your life to fly through a squall storm to get a job done in time.Īirspace is a wonderful thing that my experience has skyrocketed from. it’s long, boring hours of flying 60 mile lines in the sky back and forth for 5 hours then land and do it again. i myself have 750 hours all survey and it has taken me a year and a half absolutely grinding. Also - hotel and car rental rewards.Ĭurrent survey pilot here leaving survey to get my cfi. I appreciate your perspective, thanks.ĮDIT: Im sure that aerial survey job would be a 12hour job too but I believe I get per diem on top of hourly pay. I would love for you guys to help me weigh out my options and tell me about your experience on both sides - especially for potential flight hours. Compare this to my current projected $28,000 (after tax) annual earning in being a CFI working 12hr days with minimal off days.ĬFI PROS: unlimited hours and students, part 135 ops part time, learn something new everyday, teach students, multi time, good florida weather.ĬFI CONS: Not enough pay for hours worked, part 135 no structure - trips are informed less than 24 hours before, not flying the aircraft at all when teaching (pretty much hands off when i teach).Īerial Survey PROS: I actually get to fly the aircraft, more potential pay, more travel opportunities, one man show (handle all hotels, rentals, and plane), remote job - I can stay home and save money, fly C172s and Piper Aztecs, possibly more flight hours than being a CFI?, more weather and airspace experience.Īerial Survey CONS - 9 month season, health and lifestyle can be hard to maintain, 3 weeks on - 2 weeks off, cross country and ifr time questionable. These values are before tax, so after tax would be like $26,250 base and $37,500 annual. The Aerial Survey salary has more potential pay from what has been discussed - $35,000 base assuming that I dont fly at all, but average is $50,000 assuming I do fly. I decided to shoot my shot in applying for an aerial survey job and they are working on offering me a position to fly as an aerial survey pilot. It is a good gig, and I will definitely be eligible for the regionals by about 9months. Along with this gig, I am also flying multi-engine pistons part time on the side (super part time) - I am like 6 hours away from multi mins for ATP. Hello Reddit, I need your help in deciding whether I should keep my CFI job or move to becoming an aerial survey pilot.īackground: Currently a CFI for a pilot mill in Florida with currently 700+ hours and counting. FII - Flight Instructor Instrument (non-FAA Country).CFII - FAA Certified Flight Instructor Instrument.MIL - AF,N,A - Military pilot, AF, N, A, etc.FI - Flight Instructor (non-FAA Country).SIM - Simulators only, or pre-student interest.Please read our FAQs! You will find many answers to questions you may have, such as how to become a pilot. Updated daily from flair see prothid for requests/issues. The moderators have the final say in disputes.If you want to sell an aviation-related item or aircraft, post it in /r/TheHangar. If you are about to post something that involves the exchange of goods or services for money, run it by the mods first. We strive to keep /r/flying as commercial-free as possible.r/flying is intended to be a friendly and accepting place check your ego at the door and take your snark and attitude elsewhere. See this FAQ page for more details on what’s allowed and how to make sure your post complies with this rule. A direct question in the title will suffice, otherwise you must add a comment! Further, self-promotion of social media accounts or blogs is not allowed outside of an officially designated self-promotion post. Post something that you would like to discuss! If posting only a photo, video, or link, you must include a relevant top-level comment to start conversation.Questions and content about air travel (passenger experience, frequent flyer programs, etc.) are better suited to r/travel. Flight simulation belongs in r/flightsim. “Aviation enthusiast” content is better suited to r/aviation. r/flying is intended to be a place to discuss things like pilot training, regulations, procedures, techniques, aircraft ownership and maintenance, piloting as a career, and similar topics. Certain questions, such as "how do I become a pilot" and the like have been asked repeatedly in the past. We also welcome the new and uninitiated to explore and learn (but please follow the rules). We are a community for discussion among pilots, students, instructors and aviation professionals.
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