@digits_ @JBI @khedrei Thank you all for your thoughts and insights, the responses were actually more than I expected to get, it's nice to see the community banding together to help pilots out. There were a lot of questions/suggestions thrown back at me, and believe me, I have been racking my brain ...

Trance4mer, not sure what you did to photofly but it must have been pretty serious ! :) If I were you, I would go visit schools. In Summer they may need extra instructors for week end. I've seen guys doing that back in early 2000 and the market was not as good as now. You could also teach gs in the...

If you're only available to fly at weekends, your resumé isn't going to look much different in two, or three, or five years time. People who employ pilots run businesses; they're not in it to service your needs, pad your logbook, or "see interest" in when you're available. They don't need or want p...

Hello AVC community, Was hoping to get some opinions and perspectives on the subject. I will elaborate further... My goal is to ultimately continue my passion for flying, and to essentially build hours and experience, without paying for it out of pocket. I realize that my credentials below, suggests...

I am in a very similar boat as you, except I did get my class IV instructor rating near the end of '22. I was really hoping to get a gig part time as I cannot afford the salary of a full time instructor at the moment. Unfortunately I was pretty much told "NO" to part time instructing at almost all t...