get a job as a wind tunnel instructor

So when I first listed this, I was trying to get a gig at a tunnel in L.A. Since then, I’ve moved to Colorado, and spent a lot more time at the tunnel. And while I still love the idea of working there (it’;s the best way to get really good really fast), I’m not sure that it’s going to happen for me. There were some concerns about my size (which is small) that may be justified.

But over the past year, now having 32+ hours of flight in a tunnel (& flying on a very competitive 4-way formation skydiving team)...and having gotten my AFF-Instructor rating to instruct in the sky…I’m now in a spot where I can effectively coach in the tunnel.

I got signed off as an official coach recently, and have begun bringing in students. Going to take a little longer…but I’m getting paid to fly with people (& help them fly better), which is a pretty damn awesome thing.

So just to update, I’ve already interviewed once with the GM. Looks good on that front. Now just need to talk to the owner, when he flies in sometime next week. Then it’s off to the crazy late-night training schedule.

...for a while now. There’s a new one opening right down the street from my house, and even though it’s going to be a bit more touristy than, say, the one in Colorado, it’ll still be a great place to train and a great thing to do.

I tend to learn as much by teaching something as I do by doing it. I think this will be no exception.

Been talking to the owners, and they’ve assured me I’ll get an interview when the time comes to start hiring. Fingers crossed that a) they’ll call and b) I won’t have to leave a higher-paying, much more career-friendly job in order to do it.