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Old 01-18-2007, 04:55 PM
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Keep in mind guys the average solo times range from 15hrs on the low end to 30 hrs on the high side. I personally have soloed students with as low as 8hrs and as high as 35hrs. I cant speak for your skills but, some people just have trouble and take more time to develop certain skills not always just flying related (IE attitude towards flying).


Another reason to avoid FBOs - the bad / poor attitude student.

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Old 01-18-2007, 05:04 PM
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Solo at 15 hours? Gulp. I am at 15 hours right now, and if I solo tomorrow, I know just enough to crash and kill myself and thereby depriving the forums of my genius!
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Old 01-18-2007, 05:07 PM
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Another reason to avoid FBOs - the bad / poor attitude student.

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Yeah, it's horrible out there...quick everyone to ALL ATP!!!!!!!!!
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Old 01-18-2007, 05:10 PM
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You know more than you realize...The whole FBO / CFI game works by stringing you along for more money / hours...

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Yeah, it's horrible out there...quick everyone to ALL ATP!!!!!!!!!
No...Quick - run to and train at the place that suits you. If that happends to be www.allatps.com then so be it.

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Originally Posted by LAfrequentflyer View Post
You know more than you realize...The whole FBO / CFI game works by stringing you along for more money / hours...

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According to you, the only honest flight school out there is ATP? I'd take my chances at an FBO where there are instructors who instruct because it's a career or they enjoy it. Not some guy who is regurgitating what he learned to pass his MEI ride last month. There are no bad instructors at ATP? You need to step away from the Kool-Aid man.
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Old 01-18-2007, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by LAfrequentflyer View Post
Another reason to avoid FBOs - the bad / poor attitude student.

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Just saying that its not always the instructors fault. Yes we are all underpaid and may milk a flight every now and then when it gets slow. but some students just take more time and try and lay the blame on everyone but themselves.
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According to you, the only honest flight school out there is ATP? I'd take my chances at an FBO where there are instructors who instruct because it's a career or they enjoy it. Not some guy who is regurgitating what he learned to pass his MEI ride last month. There are no bad instructors at ATP? You need to step away from the Kool-Aid man.

Based on my experience with FBO - they are not honest operations. I've never said ATP has no bad CFIs. I don't drink their kool-aid. I've never set foot in an ATP location. I have merely decided to go their for my training after I retire from the AF. I based that decision on research / factfinding on this and other forums.

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Boys, boys, please! The only thing we need now is Uncle Bose in here to tell us about the horrors of ERAU!
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Just saying that its not always the instructors fault. Yes we are all underpaid and may milk a flight every now and then when it gets slow. but some students just take more time and try and lay the blame on everyone but themselves.
BS...Students don't need more time...FBO / CFIs milk their students as much as they can - its how they make their coin. The longer the student stays the more you and the FBO make...

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