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[DJS]

Crest

Are you out of Crest? Must be crazy soloing guys there.

Speaking as someone who soloed at Crest last summer (and got my private this fall, and am working on my IR there now), learning to fly out of Crest has helped me be better pilot. Serious fear of smacking into a 150' Douglas Fir does wonderful things for your concentration. If you want a real challenge, practice your night landings at Crest, when the trees are invisible.

...Dave

 

[jdru25]

I make $10 an hour for ground/primary/advanced instruction. The pay where I am at is not good for instructors because of the over supply of them.

 

[Wiggums]

*easier to get friendly with the owners and instruct them on your "off" time from the school since it is much more money for you and pretty much under the table.- Owner "wins" as well as you.... - can't loose here ! !

Yes, but you're stealing from the school.

 

[350DRIVER]

Yes, but you're stealing from the school.

You are not stealing from the school IF that person who furnishes the aircraft approaches you FIRST and asks you if you are able to make some kind of "different" arrangements to better accomodate there work schedule. If that person works till late at night, your flight school is closed, can't get a dispatch, then the only thing that you are really doing is working on your "off" time to help someone out who wouldn't be able to fly any other way during the school's "regular" business hours. This is a pretty common practice to do and there are many cfi's who do this and the school is aware of it. Working for a flight school does NOT mean that they own you and that you MUST instruct there at ALL times without any exceptions. 99% of the students and pilots that seek instruction at this particular flight school do not own there own aircraft anyways so the school is still making plenty of money.

Now on the other hand > I would not suggest approaching a pilot who owns there own plane and telling them "it would be much cheaper to fly with me IF we didn't go through the school" "I won't say anything if you don't" " Keep this between you and me""we can work a deal out">>...Catch the drift??!! Now in my opinion this would be obviously taking business away from the school and shouldn't be tolerated.

There are a few situations that are not the exception, really depends on the circumstances pertaining to the situation.

It would be ludicrous to believe however that just because you instruct for a certain flight school then you should feel like you are "OWNED" by them and "forbidden" to instruct or do anything else along those lines anywhere but that particular flight school.

What it really comes down to is proper and good business ethics, good judgement, and most importantly good professionalism excercised by the CFI.


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[Pilotadjuster]

CFI pay

$20.00 per hour for primary, $25.00 anything over that, $30.00 in customer's a/c. Independent instructor, but school keeps $10.00/hr of fee. Same fee for ground and flight instruction.

 

[need2AV8]

SF East Bay Area

$10/hour @ 141
$20/hour freelancing
most pt 61 in this area get $35/hour