Originally Posted by
morerightrudder
In today's market there should be no reason to agree to terms like this. It's the flight instructor equivalent of sitting airport reserve. It's also a sign that the school really isn't attracting any students.
You're hoping that some guy walks thru the door, asks for a demo flight, and then agrees to commit to flight training and become your student.
9/10 of people who walk thru the door are there to just ask questions.
The 1/10 who actually does a demo flight, 9/10 of those will just do the 0.5 hour demo flight and that's it. Find a school that assigns you students.
This 100% makes sense as being the best option to me. I'm just now becoming a commercial pilot but this has been my mindset all along. Im going through ATP so I am set for the "mill" so to speak but ultimately it's the "assigned students" mentality which helps everyone involved if your the motivated instructor students need.