Flight Training

Tough times. Tough choices.

By ozwegian ⋅ August 21, 2009 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

The airline industry has been through a rather rough period. Usually this starts becoming evident at the top, as the full-service legacy carriers find fewer customers. Gradually the low-cost carriers start feeling the effects, and finally the flight schools see the demand for their services dry up. Luckily the world recession has come and gone, and once again the airline industry is on its way out of the depression. However, the amount of students at the flight school has been somewhat declining, currently reducing the flying to a minimum. Thoughts have shifted from staying on the last months to in fact packing up early. The current situation makes it unprofitable to hang around for a few more flight hours, and the money seems better invested in a European flight instructor rating, which is something I have wanted to do for a long time anyway. My mind is not entirely made up yet, as I do still have some opportunities for work, but a choice must be made in due time. Currently I’m looking at around 600 hours of total time, whereof around 30 are multiengine. Hopefully that should give me a good foundation to build on once I get home.