Student owes money

[minitour]

If your student owes you money, you can refrain from recommending that student for the practical test. However, you do not have the option of failing to endorse the student's log or training record for the instruction you have provided....

Pretty sure that's what everyone meant by not "endorsing" his book...

...at least me...

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To be eligible for a private pilot certificate, a person must:

(f) Receive flight training and a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor who:

(2) Certified that the person is prepared for the required practical test.

like I said...at least that's where I was going...just don't endorse him for the Check ride...

-mini

 

[3Duke3]

do you think $40,000 will cover PPL, instrument, CFI, Multi, and maybe MEI?

Don't forget that you have to get a commercial license also...in order to get the CFI.

 

[pilotmyf]

Don't put your name on anything unless he pays

 

[TDTURBO]

Remember the golden rule.....................


NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED!

Remember that and you will never get f*cked in business!

I gaurentee this guy screws you if you sign the logbook.

 

[bobbysamd]

Instructor leverage

I agree with everyone who recommended against signing off your student. Absent sending the boys after him, you really have no other leverage to make him pay.

And, once he pays and you finish him, let him go. Your time is too valuable to waste on him if he won't pay. Let him find another instructor. I agree with all points above that instructors need to act professional and expect professional treatment from their clients.

 

[Vik]

I like threads where the original poster updates us *sdflyer - hint hint*

 

[sdflyer2]

Followup to the situation:

At the beginning of our last flight before the checkride, I informed my student that he needed to clear his outstanding balance before we flew. He replied. " I didn't bring my checkbook". I asked, "did you bring your flightbag? How about your headset? Then if you knew you were going to fly, why didn't you bring your checkbook? I told him that not only would we not fly, I would not endorse his logbook for the checkride.

At that point it, he told me that driving home would take too much time. I told him that rescheduling his checkride would take even longer and cost more.
I said...go to the ATM, get the cash and by the way, I'm billing you for my time.

He paid, crisp twenties......

Thanks to everyone for the advice..

 

[Stifler's Mom]

See the common trend going on in each one of these posts?

Oooo, oooo, pick me...... Most of you have hot chicks for avatars?

 

[Vik]

Glad it worked out.

Your invoice is in the mail, payment due within 30 days.
(You didn't think all this advice was FREE did you?)

Followup to the situation:

At the beginning of our last flight before the checkride, I informed my student that he needed to clear his outstanding balance before we flew. He replied. " I didn't bring my checkbook". I asked, "did you bring your flightbag? How about your headset? Then if you knew you were going to fly, why didn't you bring your checkbook? I told him that not only would we not fly, I would not endorse his logbook for the checkride.

At that point it, he told me that driving home would take too much time. I told him that rescheduling his checkride would take even longer and cost more.
I said...go to the ATM, get the cash and by the way, I'm billing you for my time.

He paid, crisp twenties......

Thanks to everyone for the advice..