Hi all,
I recently started flying as a student pilot through a college program working through Aviation Sales Inc flight school in Ohio. I’m in the military and I am using my GI bill to pay for the school. When I received the bill to send to the VA for the private pilot flight lab, it was well over 10k. Seemed high for private pilot, but seeing as how it’s the only school around here I can use my GI bill for, I went forward with the process and my first flight was a couple weeks ago. I have been trying to schedule at least 3 flights a week for the past 3 weeks but most of the time my instructor is booked up. I’ve flown twice in total, and it’s like pulling teeth to get scheduled... seems I have to keep on following up and make sure he puts it on his schedule otherwise he cancels last minute. My question is, is 10k+ an unreasonable price for the service that I’m receiving? Is it reasonable to ask that if my instructor is booked up most of the time that another CFI fly with me that day? I’m trying to be proactive but I don’t get the same feeling from my instructor at all.
Thanks in advance.