"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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That's how all CFIs work in the U.S. You get paid for your hours and
nothing else. You are not even an employee, just a contractor. I'm not
sure how the UK works. Our local FAA examiner claims the U.S military
is putting out more than enough helicopter pilots with thousands of
hours of turbine time for the industry. They don't need civilian
pilots.

That seems to be one difference between the UK and US. From what I've been
told most of the comercial fleet operators and even police/medivac forces
don't like military pilots. Our off-shore oil companies prefer low hour
recent CPL graduates as they can mold them to their procedures. (At least
that's what I've been told.) Bonus is of course that they have to cover the
cost of type-rating and instrument training. The downside is I have to
decide whether I want the offshore life-style.

Si