Richmor Aviation

[noslonlo]

Looking for information and opinions about instructing and training at Richmor Aviation. From what I've gathered they have several locations in New York and claim to be the largest flight school in the Norteast United States. Please share what you know, especially if you're an instructor there.
Thanks

 

[noslonlo]

Which accident database do you mean?

 

[Andy Neill]

You might try the one at:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/query.asp

 

[NYRANGERS]

noslonlo

I instructed at Richmor for 1 1/2 years. I thought it was a pretty good operation. I was in SCH. Rit takes some getting used to, but all in all thought he was a pretty good guy.

PM me if you want me to talk to you more on the subject.
Good luck.

 

[learflyer]

Richmor is a decent flight school. I am a local guy from SCH, and I did my first solo there back in 1989. They have been around a long time, and if your around a long time, there are going to be some accident/incidents. Look at Embry Riddle, a fine school, but they have had there share of accidents also. The key is to fly as much as you can afford, and to decrease the amount of days in between lessons so you aren't forgetting things and having to relearn things. You won't learn anything until you have a steady flying job anyway!

 

[sabreliner]

I rented from Richmor in Schenectady and Saratoga a bit between 1995 and 96. I never had any problems with them. They were however like any other gen av operation in that they had their quirks. I seem to remember that they had a bunch of screwy restrictions on flying at night and in the clouds. I think you had to have an IR to fly at night, and a special checkout for IFR. But, it wasn't a problem and the checkout for that was reasonable and I flew their a/c in the clouds a bunch. I rented their Cessnas and a Saratoga and never had any mx problems.

I did see the wreckage of the 172 that one of their instructors flew into the side of a mountain when it was in a hangar in Saratoga. It was a mess. Not much of an airplane left. However, that had nothing to do with Richmor so much as the instructor that flew into the cumulo-granite. That accident is where the night and instrument restrictions came from though.

 

[Flightjock30]

Richmor Aviation has no twin engine airplanes in their flight school department. Sorry MEIs! But they do have a fleet of 152s and 172s that are widely used. You will get a decent amount of time instructing. A CFI there at the Poughkeepsie location, whom I spoke with in person the other night, began instructing there in March and has 600 hours dual at this point. Pretty good!

Once you have 1000 hours the Richmor charter department may offer you a job with them at SCH. They fly Twin Cessnas to start off in.

the SCH location also attracts a lot of students because the local community college has a pro pilot program with them. The Albany, New York area is also densely populated. There are not many other good flight schools in that area. So youll get the hours you need to advance your career there! One thing though: They require 500 hours minimum to flight instruct due to a new insurance policy. Ugh!