*Sigh*

I'm about this > < close to enforce the no-show/cancel within 24 hour rule. The last two weeks have SUCKED and I'm fucking tired of the shit I put up with.

Let me start with this week

Monday: SUCKED, only talked to a student. I earned $8!

Tuesday: I got to go flying in the old ass 172, and the student sucked it up on the flight... I don't know what to do because he keeps screwing up the "when to go missed" question on ILS/VOR/ADF/LOC approaches. Not the first time I've mentioned this to him, and he agrees, but it just doesn't happen. $150 for 0 gain :( Then a review flight with a post-solo student (fun!), we all survived. I should point this out that it's the highlight of my day.

Wednesday: I actually earned some $$$! First student at 7AM canceled the night before, but then I get a call from the chief flight instructor at 6:30AM wondering if I can take a student at 8AM. Did the random student thing (good job for 2nd lesson). Then my first demo flight no-showed. My 2nd demo flight showed up late, and I KNOW I'm going to be pressed on time. Rush through the demo flight and now I'm 30 minutes late *sigh*. I went straight into the BFR and did an hour and a half of ground. At this point, I'm going to make it to the groundschool if we start the aircraft RIGHT NOW... Doesn't happen because the guy needs to preflight and I hit the bathroom. I ask if we can defer the flight but the guy needs the BFR today (WTF? You have 2 FREAKING YEARS TO SCHEDULE THIS!!!). Of course, the guy brings his own aircraft (so I'm supposed to look over the logbooks but I do the CFI thing and punt and he's PIC and I'm only evaluating). Flight goes well and we do exactly 1 hour of flight time (per the regulations) and I run into the groundschool ~10 minutes late. The Chief CFI is there explaining the 141 vs 61 training (OMFG, I hate this part the most. It takes 30 minutes, confuses the shit out of the students, and at the private level I truthfully don't give a rats ass if you are 61 or 141). Then I run through the lesson (YAY!). Time till sleep: 11PM

Thursday: Look at my cellphone and realize 7 AM student called, and left a message. He's not showing up. Fine, go back to sleep. Invite friend over to play Halo 3 and Xbox, next student is at 5 PM. 5PM student cancels due to weather (rain/clouds) and I play Halo 3 all night. BEST DAY, EVAR!

Friday: Show up to work at 7:30, power is almost out due to thunderstorms night before. I need to print out checklist... Print out checklist and talk to my MEI to do lesson. Electric goes totally down and we decide to cancel due to thunderstorms. Next student cancels due to weather (thunderstorms). Next student shows up and retakes test (volunteered time), and the final student cancels due to weather later on in the day. 0 pay.

I think I've gotten paid for 10 hours this week thus far. After I do my LSAT, I think I'm going to move on to another job. I worked my tail off and have gotten $100 for my troubles, most of it sitting on my ass at the airport. At least at the airlines you get paid a rate that assumes you are going to sit on your ass for 75% of the time and at 135 companies you get paid to sit on your ass explicitly. Total flight time logged this week: 6 hours!

I could almost rent a 152 for the flight time with difference in pay between what I am getting paid and working at some crappy little computer place.