high school student starting flight school
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high school student starting flight school
Hello guys!
I am a high school student who is passionate about aviation. I wanted to see what your suggestions are for flight school. I want to be as prepared as I can be when starting flying. Thank youu
I am a high school student who is passionate about aviation. I wanted to see what your suggestions are for flight school. I want to be as prepared as I can be when starting flying. Thank youu
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Re: high school student starting flight school
If you are in a city or town with multiple flight schools, make sure you go out and check out the location, talk to the business owners or staff and get a feel of the place. Also talk to students if you see some wandering around. Take a discovery flight at more than one location (again, if you have that option) and see which places feel more like your speed of things...
Lots of places now have reviews on FB and Google, so do check them out.
Lastly, see how well they keep their airplanes. Is it clean and smells fresh inside the cabin or filthy with sagging seats and trash strewn around... Can tell you a lot about how they run the show.
Lots of places now have reviews on FB and Google, so do check them out.
Lastly, see how well they keep their airplanes. Is it clean and smells fresh inside the cabin or filthy with sagging seats and trash strewn around... Can tell you a lot about how they run the show.
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Re: high school student starting flight school
Same advise I gave the other guy, don't put large sums of money on account ever! Go take a discovery flight, meet the instructors, shop around and see what aeroplanes you like, and what other benefits the school has. Do they have a simulator, a twin, a tail dragger, a class 1 instructor, aerobatic instruction, etc. Whatever appeals to you.
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Get a school that you can fly every day that the weather is good.
You can check out my website www.freepilotgroundschool.ca.
You can check out my website www.freepilotgroundschool.ca.
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Re: high school student starting flight school
That's a fantastic resource Bede!