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- Tue Jul 25, 2017 7:38 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
- Replies: 100
- Views: 14807
Re: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
If I was instructing, I'd go to the GM -- not the CFI, but someone with authority -- and say look. I will network like crazy, in any way I could, and bring in new business. But for every student I bring in who starts training, I want to be given 2 or 3 walk ins. It's fine and dandy to demand studen...
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:42 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
- Replies: 100
- Views: 14807
Re: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
Shiny, I've read your comments and disagree. Dangerous pilots, don't just kill themselves. They kill other innocent victims, like the pilot after them in the aircraft they (hidden) damaged, or passengers. (Remember them?) People on the ground. What about dangerous AME's? Do you renounce responsibil...
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 6:18 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
- Replies: 100
- Views: 14807
Re: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
My example ...again --- was precisely applicable to willful negligence and a complete lack of integrity, such as lying, stealing, and not reporting a safety issue on an aircraft- ie. damage that employee caused. Tell me, Shiny, or BPF, that has never, ever happened, with any instructor you've ever ...
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 4:01 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
- Replies: 100
- Views: 14807
Re: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
and drop the communist hatred of every employer out there. That attitude makes me sick. Please. You're actually making your case worse. You sound like every bad employer or bad manager I've ever had to deal with. PF is wholly correct in calling you out on what should be called out on especially giv...
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 1:04 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
- Replies: 100
- Views: 14807
Re: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
Their attitude towards threatening their "troublesome" employees with blacklisting is a fair indicator. There is a bright side, if not to paint too bleak of a picture to a potential employee in that all the times I've been threatened to be "blacklisted" in this business has been a completely empty ...
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:32 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
- Replies: 100
- Views: 14807
Re: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
Rookiepilot is right...most business owners warn each other about lying/stealing employees if they hear the douchebag is looking for work at their competitor. They're still really careful about it Cpn, I'd say the straight stuff only gets passed on to those where you know its not going to come back...
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:29 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
- Replies: 100
- Views: 14807
Re: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
If an employee --in the industry example I quoted -- say returned a known damaged aircraft without fully reporting it, lied or decieved me about it, yes I would blacklist that person. They would never work for me again, and I would tell my all friends in the business, too. Your answer here still in...
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 1:39 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
- Replies: 100
- Views: 14807
Re: Class 4 instructor hourly rate
I've run a business for 20 years. Have you had to manage employees during any of those? If you have, you'd know that your "blacklisting" policy could run you into a heap of legal trouble. Nevermind the fact threatening it as a matter of "encouraging" good behavior usually has the opposite effect. J...
- Wed Jul 05, 2017 8:51 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Student flight time at PPL flight test - data
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3401
Re: Student flight time at PPL flight test - data
The free market that governs the style that flight training is conducted isn't required to offer one said choice, so expect to pay more if you wish such a service.
- Wed Jul 05, 2017 7:32 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Student flight time at PPL flight test - data
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3401
Re: Student flight time at PPL flight test - data
Good question. I suspect mostly English.
- Wed Jul 05, 2017 7:24 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Student flight time at PPL flight test - data
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3401
Re: Student flight time at PPL flight test - data
To me the cause of the steady increase is obvious. More and more training in this country is geared towards mass production of pilots. It no longer matters being efficient getting a PPL since its often viewed that "hours are hours" towards the end goal of the CPL. Stack on top of that the fact that ...
- Sat Jun 03, 2017 5:57 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Learning to fly in a taildragger: historical
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5807
Re: Learning to fly in a taildragger: historical
The reason that the C172 sold so well in the stone-age was because of the hype put on it by Cessna's sales department! Who wouldn't want a "modern" all metal airplane with "land-o-matic" landing gear for $9000.00 So you're saying that pilots back in the day were so dimwitted that they believed Cess...
- Fri Jun 02, 2017 9:13 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: What was the most unusual airplane you flew?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4907
- Fri Jun 02, 2017 8:21 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Learning to fly in a taildragger: historical
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5807
Re: Learning to fly in a taildragger: historical
Regarding instruction back in the day vs today. Maybe it was better, maybe not. But what can certainly be said, is that you can not be complacent in a tail dragger...thus tail wheel instructors must pay more attention to detail and they must teach how to properly fly the aircraft in the cleanest ma...
- Thu May 18, 2017 9:56 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Calgary Flight Training 2017
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2931
Re: Calgary Flight Training 2017
If one was to make this the "southern alberta flight training thread, you could include SuperT in Medicine Hat, and Excel in Lethbridge, the latter of which has a Piper based fleet for those looking to try something different. There is also of course Cu Nim, if you don't like engines on your flying ...
- Tue May 02, 2017 7:48 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: okotoks
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7671
Re: okotoks
Nope.
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 5:57 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Stolen licence
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4288
Re: Stolen licence
The current working time is 90 days. Before anyone gets up in arms, the FAA's working time is 120 days. The lesson here being that if you think something is bad, it can always be worse.makmoco wrote:How long does it take for TC to send you a new booklet? In the case of a missing/stolen booklet
- Thu Apr 20, 2017 12:31 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Westjet to start ultra low cost carrier
- Replies: 83
- Views: 12856
Re: Westjet to start ultra low cost carrier
I think O'Leary said that Europeans will crawl backwards naked over broken glass for cheaper air fares. I suspect Canadians will too. They may complain a lot more about it, but they will still buy the tickets.
- Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:47 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: okotoks
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7671
Re: okotoks
I wonder if they'll waive the landing fees for the "grand opening".
- Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:50 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Proposed airport privatization will drive up costs for travellers, say CEOs
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4428
Re: Proposed airport privatization will drive up costs for travellers, say CEOs
Rockie, The possibility of bankruptcy is exactly what imposes discipline on the private sector, and what is missing in the public sector. Hardly. See Michel LeBlanc. Either way, I think someone has mentioned the experiment of a privatized airport? Seeing as though its something I have direct experi...