If the student was trained properly, then they would have known that there is no reason to snag for that. I do fervently hope you are not attempting to infer that the flight school that I do maintenance for does not properly train their students. Because I have worked for other companies that did m...

And I quote: "Threads pulling out of the carpet". Actual snag I got some while back from a student. The carpet threads were NOT impeeding the seat movement, and not causing an unairworthyness issue. I agree that sometimes the students tend to snag the ridiculous! If the student was trained properly...

Judging by your screen name, mfcstudent, you are the know it all that i was talking about. Just because I disagree with your comment does not mean I am a "know it all". In fact, I know that I am far from knowing it all which is exactly why I'm a student. skys the limit: I understand about deferrals...

Not to mention the chicken @#$! snags they write up that have you focusing you valuable time clearing that defect. Thats the biggest problem maintaining flight school aircraft. The pilots/instructors are so green, their comprehension of what is and isnt a defect is minimal. To err on the side of ca...

theboard wrote:
I know for a fact that Class I or II instructors do NOT preform a pre solo check unless the student is having big problems.

I had a check ride before my first solo.. are you implying that I have big problems?
I think you need to check your facts before you say things like that

I agree with the shutdown of the school at the moment... there are pending safety issues at the school and this will give the instructors a chance to sit down and discuss any and all of these issues. I just wanted to say to the previous poster that your comments about the maintenance are completely ...