Austin Academy of Aviation

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Anyone here ever work or fly at this flight school in Austin, TX?? Got offered a CFI job here and just curious about the school.

http://www.flyaus.com/
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Don't know much about it but Austin would be a kick ass place to live for a young single guy!
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Quote: Don't know much about it but Austin would be a kick ass place to live for a young single guy!
That'd be me !! But you need to add 'broke' to that description when we talk about CFI-ing
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Quote: That'd be me !! But you need to add 'broke' to that description when we talk about CFI-ing
That's what college bars are for!
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They have a multi there?
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Quote: They have a multi there?
Owner said he's buying another 172SP and a Baron to add to the fleet so they will shortly
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Expensive / Unreliable / Unprofessional
Expensive / Unreliable / Unprofessional
This is the most expensive flight school in Austin. Virgil Kennedy is the 74 year old owner and lead flight instructor. He is consistently unreliable due to his various medical issues, and cancels flights lessons at the last minute. Unreliability is compounded by the fact Virgil manages the daily schedule, phone calls, administration, all of which occurs during scheduled flight training. Very unprofessional.
He does not respect anyone elses time but his own.
Althought highly experienced, his best years are behind him and knowledge is sadly outdated. Don’t expect Virgil to teach intricacies of GPS navigation except to demonstrate the one single button he knows to push. Additionally don’t expect autopilot instruction since usage on one aircraft causes steep continuous left turns. Other instruments are defective and he claims they are too expensive to repair, so be aware of what you are getting into.
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Quote: Owner said he's buying another 172SP and a Baron to add to the fleet so they will shortly
If your looking for a college town in Texas, US Aviation Academy is hiring in Denton. We have a fleet of 40 C152s, 29 C172s, 19 Piper Senecas, and a couple King Air 90s.
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Quote: Expensive / Unreliable / Unprofessional
This is the most expensive flight school in Austin. Virgil Kennedy is the 74 year old owner and lead flight instructor. He is consistently unreliable due to his various medical issues, and cancels flights lessons at the last minute. Unreliability is compounded by the fact Virgil manages the daily schedule, phone calls, administration, all of which occurs during scheduled flight training. Very unprofessional.
He does not respect anyone elses time but his own.
Althought highly experienced, his best years are behind him and knowledge is sadly outdated. Don’t expect Virgil to teach intricacies of GPS navigation except to demonstrate the one single button he knows to push. Additionally don’t expect autopilot instruction since usage on one aircraft causes steep continuous left turns. Other instruments are defective and he claims they are too expensive to repair, so be aware of what you are getting into.
Any suggestions for the Austin area?
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Quote: If your looking for a college town in Texas, US Aviation Academy is hiring in Denton. We have a fleet of 40 C152s, 29 C172s, 19 Piper Senecas, and a couple King Air 90s.
And our sign on bonus is now up to $5000.
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