Originally Posted by TiredSoul

Be cautious of a C150.



Over years the weight may vary considerably from “new”.
That’s two 150lbs individuals with two flight bags.
I’ve worked at a school where the difference in empty weight between two C152’s was a staggering 80lbs (!) which meant I could fly one plane with a particular student and not another.
This was unfortunately frequently ignored by the school in question.

In short you may be fuel limited in that C150 which means you’ll be limited to lesson duration which may make it essentially useless.

Also it would be beneficial to do your instrument rating in the same make and model as your Private. This will save you 5-6 hrs of getting used to the airplane.
I doubt that C150 is adequately equipped.

As far as the 141 school, we averaged 44 hrs for a Private so they may very well be on par with that number.
Plan for 20-25% higher budget.

In general I would recommend against a self employed independent CFI as they’re unsupervised and are not held responsible for the students progress or lack thereof.