Originally Posted by
hindsight2020
I recently acquired a -150 and I got the same reaction, a line full of people interested in getting instructed by yours truly, just to get turned away cause I can't play under 5000/yr insurance and liabilities. It's just not worth it, so I keep flying the wife around cramped in my little aluminum craft of "personal use" self-therapy.
I do see the hourly rates tennis instructors charge here and I'm floored why aircraft instruction isn't on par. That's the second reason I've turned away from instructing more actively, it's just not worth my time money wise.
What do you think the local FBO/Flight school pays for insurance? They are in the same boat, high rates to instruct and you feel you should be able to come in a instruct in your own plane and not have the overhead the school has? Sorry I'm with the Flight school and AOPA on this one. If your instructing your friend for free different story, but when you start charging you should play by the same rules as the flight school. Just my thoughts. Proud AOPA member since 1988