Seattle's Flight Schools??
08-13-2006, 07:22 AM
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Seattle's Flight Schools??
Hello fellow Instructors, the reason for this post is to see if I can get some opinions on Flight Schools in the Seattle area. I am looking to relocate and as a flight instructor right now, I'm a little concerned as I have never been to the area. Questions that you can help me with are: Is the winter really bad as a lot of people say it is? What is the average pay per hour? How busy are these flight schools? I am interested to hear about the quality of the schools as far as how they treat their instructors and such. Well any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
08-13-2006, 07:42 AM
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ERAU,
Check out Galvin Flying. I have heard nothing but good things about them. (www.galvinflying.com) They have a pretty large fleet, and the airplanes are all relatively new ones. I don't know about pay or benefits, but give them a call and check it out. I know that just about all of their instructors that go the airline route usually get picked up at Horizon --- not a bad deal, huh?
Good luck,
Lax
Check out Galvin Flying. I have heard nothing but good things about them. (www.galvinflying.com) They have a pretty large fleet, and the airplanes are all relatively new ones. I don't know about pay or benefits, but give them a call and check it out. I know that just about all of their instructors that go the airline route usually get picked up at Horizon --- not a bad deal, huh?
Good luck,
Lax
08-13-2006, 01:19 PM
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I'm not sure about your current situation or which riddle campus you went to, but why do you want to relocate to the Seattle area to flight instruct? If you went to the campus in PRC then why not flight instruct in AZ? My plan is to move back to Arizona after I get my CFI and go flight instruct there, not all the crappy WX and you can get plenty of hours...Ya I love the Seattle area and it has it's share of beautiful days especially during this time of the summer but compare that to some place like Scottsdale, AZ which averages 360 days VFR a year... just make sure you do your training in the mornings during the summer...
08-13-2006, 01:22 PM
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I am not a flight instructor, but a student at Wings Aloft. I finished ground school last month. There were 3 different instructors (which I thought was overkill). They all seemed rather satisfied to be working there. My flight instructor is another person altogether and he, too, appeared happy with his job.
Regarding winter in Seattle, it rains more than it snows. The close proximity to the ocean means moderate temperatures.
Housing is very expensive here. The average home in Seattle is unaffordable to those making an average wage. And as I understand it, instructors do not really make an average wage.
Regarding winter in Seattle, it rains more than it snows. The close proximity to the ocean means moderate temperatures.
Housing is very expensive here. The average home in Seattle is unaffordable to those making an average wage. And as I understand it, instructors do not really make an average wage.
08-13-2006, 05:16 PM
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Thanks for all the info.... the reason for my relocation cannot be discussed as of yet but it is something that will most definately happen. I was able to talked to someone about Wings Aloft and was informed that they operate more like a club type school. They seem to have a lot of airplanes but I cannot tell if they have a good student base to make use of those airplanes. I would love to get somemore info maybe from an Intructor in the area. I guess I will be getting lots of actual IFR 
AllATPs doesn't seem like a bad deal but again... I don't get the whole process of going to JAX and then get sent out to your base, but that's just me. ... Looking forward to more info... Thanks
AllATPs doesn't seem like a bad deal but again... I don't get the whole process of going to JAX and then get sent out to your base, but that's just me. ... Looking forward to more info... Thanks
08-13-2006, 05:41 PM
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Check out regal air up at Paine Field, and also Boeings flight club could be another good bet in renton (www.befa.org). Still Galvin is your best option.
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