Episode
Ep. 107: How to Get a CFI Job in a Tough Market
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- Pilots Say What?
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- Apr 24, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2942
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Summary
In this episode of Pilots Say What, Zach talks with Jackson Howard about becoming a CFI at just 20 years old, what the transition from student to instructor was really like, and how he navigated the competitive CFI job market after training. Jackson shares what made private pilot training the hardest rating for him, why he failed his first commercial checkride, what he learned from instructing outside of Thrust, and the advice he would give to anyone trying to land their first CFI job.