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Originally Posted by AmericanEagleFO
(Post 330853)
AF has its good parts and bad parts, the problem is the bad parts cost about $200 an hour.
Hey Eagle, one of our ex instructors may be in class with you. His initials are JV. Good guy, good pilot. |
kinda off topic
can anyone here recommend any school out west to work as a cfi ect to build hours somewhere with good flying weather year round?
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can anyone recommend a good school out west to work as a cfi ect with good weather year round? a bit off topic i know.
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Originally Posted by chritz1179
(Post 331754)
can anyone recommend a good school out west to work as a cfi ect with good weather year round? a bit off topic i know.
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American Flyers Santa Monica
I recently completed the 30-day CFI/CFII American Flyers academy in Santa Monica, and I thought I'd share a few things for anyone considering attending.
You can do it under part 141 or part 61. The initial cost for part 61 is $2,995. The initial cost for part 141 is $5,070. For the extra money, part 141 gets you: 1) An in-house CFII checkride. This is an APR (like a stage check) and is unfailable. In other words, if you don't pass, it goes in your logbook as dual given. You will pass. You will take the APR sometime around the third week of the academy, and after that, you have 60 days to take the CFI checkride with a real examiner. When you get your CFI certificate, the CFII will be "tacked on." 2) 10 more hours of flight time than part 61. Consider all the expenses before you go. Initial cost, books ($320), written exams, checkride fees (two if you do part 61), and, probably most forgotten, renting the plane for your checkrides. Even with all this, I thought the academy was a good value because five other people completed it with me. Not only did I learn from their teaching methods and improve my own with their help, I made strong contacts that will be in various places in the industry further along in my career. We all passed our CFI rides on the first try, so take that for what it's worth. I understand the national average is about 50-60%. The academy has its advantages and disadvantages, but so does each way of getting the certificate. My advice: Get a binder. Make syllabi for private, instrument, and commercial. Figure out exactly what you're going to say to teach each maneuver and knowledge section. This should take some time. Get good at drawing on the whiteboard. Learn the regs. Know the PTS standards for each level. Get your ticket, and as my DE said, "start lining your pockets with gold.":rolleyes: |
Originally Posted by Bernoulli Fan
(Post 338189)
I recently completed the 30-day CFI/CFII American Flyers academy in Santa Monica, and I thought I'd share a few things for anyone considering attending.
You can do it under part 141 or part 61. The initial cost for part 61 is $2,995. The initial cost for part 141 is $5,070. For the extra money, part 141 gets you: 1) An in-house CFII checkride. This is an APR (like a stage check) and is unfailable. In other words, if you don't pass, it goes in your logbook as dual given. You will pass. You will take the APR sometime around the third week of the academy, and after that, you have 60 days to take the CFI checkride with a real examiner. When you get your CFI certificate, the CFII will be "tacked on." 2) 10 more hours of flight time than part 61. Consider all the expenses before you go. Initial cost, books ($320), written exams, checkride fees (two if you do part 61), and, probably most forgotten, renting the plane for your checkrides. Even with all this, I thought the academy was a good value because five other people completed it with me. Not only did I learn from their teaching methods and improve my own with their help, I made strong contacts that will be in various places in the industry further along in my career. We all passed our CFI rides on the first try, so take that for what it's worth. I understand the national average is about 50-60%. The academy has its advantages and disadvantages, but so does each way of getting the certificate. My advice: Get a binder. Make syllabi for private, instrument, and commercial. Figure out exactly what you're going to say to teach each maneuver and knowledge section. This should take some time. Get good at drawing on the whiteboard. Learn the regs. Know the PTS standards for each level. Get your ticket, and as my DE said, "start lining your pockets with gold.":rolleyes: |
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