Orlando Flight Training
 

Anyone know about Orlando Flight Training?

You talking about Air Orlando? I met the chief flight instructor recently. Nice guy, seemed like a very straight shooter. I walked the ramp and was impressed with the aircraft. They had new diamonds, cirrus and new SP's with 1000's installed. The pricing seemed reasonable to me. Looked like a fun place to train.:)

Air Orlando?
 

Is there a website?

The website of the place im talking about is www.flyoft.com I just found it.

I was in ISM just the other day... the flight school happens to own a few of the planes that I did my primary flight training in back in the mid/late 90s, so I swung by to say hello to those old "friends".

My first impression is that it's any typical "career" flight school. Cheezy uniforms (complete with student uniforms/epaulets). I was not impressed however when I struck up a conversation with a student that had just cancelled his instrument checkride due to the weather. (It was scattered to broken at 2200-3000' and winds 9 gusting to 13 knots, straight down the runway).

Apparently the student/instructor both thought the winds were a bit much and decided to can the ride. As far as I'm concerned, any flight school that can't prepare their students (particularly those at more advanced levels) to deal with a 13 knot wind should probably review their weather minimums for training, or make changes to the curriculum. 13 kts in the upper midwest this time of year is a calm day.

Beyond that, don't know much about the program except for what I saw in my 10-15 minutes of wandering around the school/FBO/ramp. Most of the planes were on the ground the day I was there.

His instructor should get a swift kick in the ass for this one. My motto with my instrument students:
YOUR GOING, LIKE IT OR NOT!!!

My goal has always been to get as much actual time as possible for my students, this will help them feel like they are REALLY accomplishing something with this rating. I heard about one of our students on his instrument checkride trying to pull the same thing. They made him fly, he passed just fine and is now better off because of this.

With a mentality like this, I can believe it.

What a pussie...lately a typical day up in the NE is 15G25 (or greater):p

Getting tossed around in a 172/Warrior is what its all about!

Have you considered Aero?

Flight Training Professionals at ORL is a good outfit. Expensive but good guys.