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- Fri Jun 10, 2022 12:54 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: private ride in the Niagara region
- Replies: 2
- Views: 612
Re: private ride in the Niagara region
I'm sorry Donald, I'm not familiar with the expression .... English as a second language speaker here
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- Fri Jun 10, 2022 11:31 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: private ride in the Niagara region
- Replies: 2
- Views: 612
private ride in the Niagara region
Hi,
I want to build some time with someone who has a license and also use the opportunity to hop to a few places across the border.
Is there anyone in the Niagara region that owns a plane and is ok to share the cost for couple hours flying?
Thank you
Dimitre
I want to build some time with someone who has a license and also use the opportunity to hop to a few places across the border.
Is there anyone in the Niagara region that owns a plane and is ok to share the cost for couple hours flying?
Thank you
Dimitre
- Wed Dec 09, 2015 3:11 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Size of school to be profitable
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2190
Re: Size of school to be profitable
This sounds good to me although I don't exactly follow all of it. But it gives a very good idea of the size that will produce certain outcome. Thank you very muchdigits_ wrote:The easiest way to estimate on how to get 200k profit a year would be the following:...
- Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:42 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Size of school to be profitable
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2190
Re: Size of school to be profitable
That's a great idea. I'll look into the "buying out" option. The "plan" (it's not really a plan yet) is to start this in concert with an existing school in US and to get some students from the get go. However, I understand this is the main problem in business... finding customers. Even TC problems a...
- Wed Dec 09, 2015 8:30 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Size of school to be profitable
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2190
Re: Size of school to be profitable
Thank you again. This validates some of what I've been thinking. Yes, nothing other than C172 and probably a Seminole. I like other airplanes better than the C172 but even a Pipper seems too exotic for a flight school. The Class-1 in-house examiner and the AMO are also on the (wish)list... I had not...
- Wed Dec 09, 2015 6:04 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Size of school to be profitable
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2190
Re: Size of school to be profitable
Hi DanWEC, thank you. I'm not sure if your mental model for a strip joint says that strip joints make a lot or a little. The ones I go to (occasionally) must be making more than that per month. So if I compare something (relatively small) to a strip joint it will mean it's close to unattainable. On ...
- Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:55 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Size of school to be profitable
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2190
Re: Size of school to be profitable
But more than 1 airplane 1 instructor
- Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:44 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Size of school to be profitable
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2190
Re: Size of school to be profitable
So there is no magic number like 5-6 airplanes at 120+ hours per month per plane? Let me try one more time and I'll stop (I knew before the first time that the question is borderline idiotic but thought someone here might normalize it with some practical example)... Here's my second try... You can d...
- Tue Dec 08, 2015 7:30 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Size of school to be profitable
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2190
Size of school to be profitable
How large would you say a school has to be, and how many hours per airplane a month, before it becomes somewhat likely to make a good revenue/profit?
Let's say "good" is defined as "being able to pay good salaries to everyone in the school and then more than $200,000 on top of that per year"
Let's say "good" is defined as "being able to pay good salaries to everyone in the school and then more than $200,000 on top of that per year"
- Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:41 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: What represents value to a student pilot?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1135
Re: What represents value to a student pilot?
This seems to be a stable trend and I think with 30 responses it's about as good as it needs to be. This poll can probably be closed. This result is useful, as I think this is a missing point in training programs and methods - to convey to the student the experience that they are actually getting. (...
- Sun Nov 22, 2015 9:26 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: What represents value to a student pilot?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1135
Re: What represents value to a student pilot?
Thanks. Changed it to "self-awareness". Didn't think of this negative aspect that "self-confidence" might cary.
- Sun Nov 22, 2015 8:32 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: What represents value to a student pilot?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1135
What represents value to a student pilot?
I'm interested to hear from students, from people who were recently students, and from instructors...
What is of most value for a student going for PPL?
But not "what should be of most value"... just "what is".
What do students actually value, what would they least compromise with?
What is of most value for a student going for PPL?
But not "what should be of most value"... just "what is".
What do students actually value, what would they least compromise with?
- Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:19 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Instructing for FAA in Canada
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1951
Re: Instructing for FAA in Canada
Thank you! I am somewhat relieved actually as I would be banging my head if I found out I could have done this for the last 10 years but didn't do it.
If I talk to TC and I hear anything different I'll make sure to post here. Thanks much.
If I talk to TC and I hear anything different I'll make sure to post here. Thanks much.
- Tue Sep 22, 2015 5:19 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Instructing for FAA in Canada
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1951
Re: Instructing for FAA in Canada
Is this for any flying or only for flight instructing? If it is only for flight instructing then does it catch the case for FAA flight instructing or is it only for relevant when going for TC?
Also, what if I lease an airplane...? U.S. registered or if possible to lease Canadian?
Also, what if I lease an airplane...? U.S. registered or if possible to lease Canadian?
- Mon Sep 21, 2015 9:26 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Instructing for FAA in Canada
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1951
Instructing for FAA in Canada
Hi, I have a few questions and I want to see if anyone here knows how things are. I am also going to ask someone in TC personally, but I want to check here first. I can't find anything in the FAA regulations that forbids an FAA licensed instructor from instructing people for their FAA license here i...
- Thu Apr 02, 2015 11:08 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Conflicts Please Advise
- Replies: 73
- Views: 14666
Re: Conflicts Please Advise
Recently I taught someone to land a Pitts, which ... So, when dinglenuts tears me a new one for not mentioning the airport in my radio calls, I will politely ask him if he has a runway 06 at his distant airport. ... But this also means all people at your airport need to know that there are no other...
- Fri Feb 27, 2015 12:43 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Wheels Down in Ten
- Replies: 61
- Views: 6111
Re: Wheels Down in Ten
I don't understand why would you care at all for messages like these, especially to slow down and not take off based on a call someone made 5 or 10 min ago... Aren't people suppose to call base and final? Not that I fly that often so it probably is more irritating if you hear it all day long, but I ...
- Thu Jan 15, 2015 10:58 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: New A350 first commercial flight
- Replies: 0
- Views: 877
- Thu Jan 15, 2015 10:08 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Female pilots and accidents
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6370
Re: Female pilots and accidents
In an online forum like this the more time waste something creates the better it is. But also where you see gender differences I think 90% of the readers will see sex differences, and this makes all the difference :) Male pilots just like having the word woman in a sentence and it doesn't matter wha...
- Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:28 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Female pilots and accidents
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6370
Re: Female pilots and accidents
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/general-statistics/fatalityfacts/gender However, females are more likely than males to be killed or injured in crashes of equal severity, although gender differences in fatality risk diminish with age. I bet there is something related between this fact and the small...
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:17 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: VFR to Europe ?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4184
Re: VFR to Europe ?
An IFR Garmin 430 is being installed now. One more thing to study now.
Thank you, photofly
Thank you, photofly
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:04 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: VFR to Europe ?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4184
Re: VFR to Europe ?
Thank you
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 3:59 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: VFR to Europe ?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4184
Re: VFR to Europe ?
... the IFR GPS is probably needed (desirable) for the En Route Operation
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 3:34 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: VFR to Europe ?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4184
Re: VFR to Europe ?
Craziness is not important for individual people. It is only important for all. For the individual person it is deadly. The thing is that without some people risking their lives and paying the price by dying we would not be where we are. There would be nothing to fly on. Just think of all the pilots...
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:16 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: VFR to Europe ?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4184
Re: VFR to Europe ?
... I didn't read the whole thing... stopped on two-way radio(2) Two-way radio communication and navigation equipment suitable for the route to be flown.
