Canadian Flight Training in Florida
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:10 am
An idea just occurred to me ... you people that are looking for flight training in the winter (!!) - would you be interested in taking an airline flight down to Florida, and flying every day in your shirt sleeves in a C-registered C172 with a Canadian flight instructor?
The Canadian FTU would have to set up a satellite base in the USA, but I'm pretty sure last time I read through the NAFTA agreement, that's explicitly permitted.
The idea would be to zip down to Florida for a week (or two) and "finish off" your flight training, and come back with a recommendation for a flight test. Or you could go down for a longer period if you were starting your training from scratch.
Not quite sure how to structure written and flight tests down there, but I suppose it could be done if there was enough interest.
I'm kinda thinking out loud here. I'm sure there are paperwork hurdles (mostly for the FTU), but I find the idea fascinating ....
The Canadian FTU would have to set up a satellite base in the USA, but I'm pretty sure last time I read through the NAFTA agreement, that's explicitly permitted.
The idea would be to zip down to Florida for a week (or two) and "finish off" your flight training, and come back with a recommendation for a flight test. Or you could go down for a longer period if you were starting your training from scratch.
Not quite sure how to structure written and flight tests down there, but I suppose it could be done if there was enough interest.
I'm kinda thinking out loud here. I'm sure there are paperwork hurdles (mostly for the FTU), but I find the idea fascinating ....