flight clubs
06-02-2009, 03:33 AM
#11
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,408
I instructed out of a flying club many moons ago.
Ask if they expect a cut from your fees. Mine didn't, so that $20 per hour went into my pocket. It's a better deal than a student paying $50 and the CFI getting $10. Ask if there is an unspoken minimum fee for your services and if you are free to set your own prices. Verify that your covered by the flying clubs insurance or are you just like a renter. If the later, and you have any assets, look into CFI insurance (it's expensive).
Ask how CFI referrals work. My club pointed to a line of business cards on a shelf. It helped if you lived on the couch in the office.
Ask if they expect you to "help out" around the office. If it helps get flight time or student referrals, great. If not, it can be a bad deal.
I believe that I made far more money than my friends flying out of an FBO. Remember that you'll have to market yourself. Check out the threads on how to do that. Expect some dirty looks from the FBO crowd. I have found that most FBO's are at odds with a flying club (assuming that the flying club offers instruction).
Ask if they expect a cut from your fees. Mine didn't, so that $20 per hour went into my pocket. It's a better deal than a student paying $50 and the CFI getting $10. Ask if there is an unspoken minimum fee for your services and if you are free to set your own prices. Verify that your covered by the flying clubs insurance or are you just like a renter. If the later, and you have any assets, look into CFI insurance (it's expensive).
Ask how CFI referrals work. My club pointed to a line of business cards on a shelf. It helped if you lived on the couch in the office.
Ask if they expect you to "help out" around the office. If it helps get flight time or student referrals, great. If not, it can be a bad deal.
I believe that I made far more money than my friends flying out of an FBO. Remember that you'll have to market yourself. Check out the threads on how to do that. Expect some dirty looks from the FBO crowd. I have found that most FBO's are at odds with a flying club (assuming that the flying club offers instruction).
06-02-2009, 05:41 AM
#12
Flying Farmer
Joined APC: Jul 2006
Position: Turbo-props' and John Deere's
Posts: 3,160
My only experience teaching for a flight club involved a club with an Archer, and Cherokee 180. The poor archer's landing gear was abused so much, you could land it sideways like a B-52! I was employed by the FBO on the field, so I basically billed out my services through there. I didn't want to lose the primary income of that job by jeopardizing it to that flight club whom I was only instructing one guy for his IFR ticket. Now if you are just a straight GDI(Gosh Darned Independant), then you are good to go, don't undercharge for your services!
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