Training Block Times

[Catbert]

I recently come across a flight school that uses 1.5 hour blocks of flight instruction. This seems awfully short to me. Everywhere I've been always used 2 hour blocks. As a CFI, it seems to me that it'd be pretty difficult to get all the briefing/fueling/taxiing/debriefing/billing in and still have any decent amount of flight instruction in only 1.5 hours.

Anyone else seen this? Opinions?

 

[Lil Jon]

yea it seems a bit short. it can work if your student can have it preflighted and ready to go right away, then get maybe 1.1 of flying. i think even .7 or .8 is better than nothing. then again it depends on how busy the airport is.........anyways goodluck with it.

 

[dmspilot00]

I recently come across a flight school that uses 1.5 hour blocks of flight instruction. This seems awfully short to me. Everywhere I've been always used 2 hour blocks. As a CFI, it seems to me that it'd be pretty difficult to get all the briefing/fueling/taxiing/debriefing/billing in and still have any decent amount of flight instruction in only 1.5 hours.

Anyone else seen this? Opinions?

Yes, I learned to fly at a school that used 1.5 hour blocks, and so do many of the FBOs I've been to... I thought it was normal.