instructor question

[oops!]

It's not liability, it's the fact that they know you want to fly.. that means you will have to fly their airplane and make them money... If you have a chance to make a real wage on the side I recommend taking it.. never burn bridges, especially in this business but joe blowflight instruction school doesn't want to miss out on making a buck niether should you...

 

[RemoveB4Flght]

Liability? I don't think so

Ask to see the private owner's insurance. If you check the insurance policies of most single engine aircraft, there is a clause that extends the policy to cover any authorized instruactor, designated examiner, or FAA inspector. Premiums drop with increased dual instruction, especially in that particular aircraft. The Insurance companies want the pilots to seek additional instruction and ratings beyond the bare minimum needed becuase statistics show a decrease in accidents in relation to the amount of instruction received. Otherwise most DE's wouldn't do checkrides in owner aircraft if they were at all liable.

Now renting an aircraft is a whole other ball of wax.. there it's usually the flight school that is covered, and the insurance company can subrogate the cost to the renter.

Your school sounds like the have a "if you have enough free time to instruct elsewhere, you could be working more hours for us" philosophy

 

[avbug]

This isn't that uncommon. Schools don't want you teaching in other aircraft...they want others renting their aircraft, and you teaching in the schools rental aircraft.

 

[nosehair]

This isn't that uncommon. Schools don't want you teaching in other aircraft...they want others renting their aircraft, and you teaching in the schools rental aircraft.

This is the main reason. But percieved liability factors in there too. No matter if it is legal or not, people who have airplane accidents get advised by lawyers to sue whomever could be held accontable in the public's eye.
You are a 'professional' flight instructor who is 'profesionally' employed by The Ace Flying School - that's why he picked you;because of your 'professional standing' in the flying school business. So the school gets sued - even if itn is a personal deal. Even though the school may not be held accountable, they l.ose time and money defending.

It happens. Consider these things every time you complain about busuness practices. The rotten few f*kd it up for the rest of us.

 

[Lazy8]

Would you pass up $1400 for a couple weeks worth of occasional flying?

Would you risk getting fired from a great flight school over it?

I love this industry. Thanks for your replies!

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[Lazy8]

Your school sounds like the have a "if you have enough free time to instruct elsewhere, you could be working more hours for us" philosophy

nail on the head

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[nosehair]

tell your flight school to kiss your ass

Yeah, that'ed be reeel professional wouldn't it?
Well, maybe not too "pro-fess-shu-nul", but it'ed reeely tell'em, wouldn't it? Cain't tell me whut to do, by gawd.

 

[wrxpilot]

There is no signed contract of any kind. Only a verbal warning from the school management. I just can't wrap my head around why this rule would be in-place other than to slow down employee turnover to the airlines. They've mentioned b.s. about liability before, but I have a hard time figuring out how they would be liable if I went and wrecked someone else's aircraft. It's not right, but it is by far the best place to instruct 'in town'.

Hmm... Does your employer start with "J"? The one I'm thinking of has really been irritating me lately with their policies.

 

[Lazy8]

Hmm... Does your employer start with "J"? The one I'm thinking of has really been irritating me lately with their policies.

No, I'm at the first one on Airport Way. It's really a great place to fly & instruct, but every place has its irratations.

By the way, we got the official word from the control tower yesterday. Starting March 15th Jeffco Tower will be called "Metro Tower". eck

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[svcta]

If you are an employee, you probably signed a binding contract that included a non-compete clause.

Way to piss me off first thing in the morning. This is the problem with aviation any more. Noone can just have a job flight instructing; someone wants to someone to sign a (*(($&#*&(^&)_)W)(#W&*#^&#&@$)#$ contract.

If you're reading this and you don't already know, IT IS NOT NORMAL TO SIGN A CONTRACT TO FLIGHT INSTRUCT! There should be no contract if you are emplyed by a flight school. It's a flight school!

That's like signing a contract saying that you won't deep fry potatoes at home when you get a job at McDonald's.