| So you want to start flight training. What do you | | | | flight school and aircraft? Once you get done |
| do? First of all you should research all the flight | | | | talking to the flight instructors at all the flight |
| schools in your local area. By just browsing the | | | | schools in your area, you should go pay a visit to |
| local flight schools web site you can get a good | | | | the schools that best answered your questions. |
| idea of what that flight school has to offer. Check | | | | Try to talk to all the flight instructors at the flight |
| out what type of airplanes they use for flight | | | | school. Sit down with them and ask them a few |
| training. Are they new or old airplanes? How many | | | | questions. Here are a few examples: · How |
| airplanes do they have? It's up to you if you want | | | | long have you been flying? · How many |
| to spend the extra cash flying a new airplane. | | | | hours do you have? · Do you like flying? |
| Remember an airplane is an airplane. They might | | | | · How do you like teaching? · How long |
| not look good but they all fly. To make it easy | | | | are you planning on teaching here? · How |
| for you to locate all the flight schools in your area, | | | | many students do you have? · Do you want |
| just go to Flight School has one of the largest | | | | to work for the airlines? · Are you a career |
| aviation school lists on the internet. Once you're | | | | flight instructor? As you're asking the flight |
| done browsing all the flight school web sites you're | | | | instructors your questions, see how they react. |
| going to want to call and talk to a flight instructor | | | | Are they happy to answer all your questions or |
| at each flight school. I suggest that you talk to | | | | do they look like your bothering them? If they |
| one of the flight instructors at the flight school | | | | act like you're bothering them you probably want |
| and not the secretary. The flight instructor will be | | | | to stay away from that instructor. Once you're |
| able to answer your questions in detail; the | | | | done with the flight instructors, try to talk to a |
| secretary will only have a general knowledge | | | | few students. Ask the students how they like |
| about flight training. What should you ask the flight | | | | flying at the school. Do they like the flight |
| instructor? How many flight instructors work | | | | instructors? How hard is it to schedule an airplane |
| here? How busy is the flight school? Will I be able | | | | and instructor? Checkout how the office looks. Is |
| to schedule a flight instructor and airplane any | | | | it neat? Are the airplanes in good shape or are |
| time I want? How many of the same airplane do | | | | they all beat up? Hang around the flight school for |
| you have? It's nice to have two of the same | | | | a couple hours if you can. You'll be able to see |
| airplane just in case one of them is down for | | | | how they run the operation. As long as your |
| maintenance. How many hours do the flight | | | | there ask one of the flight instructors if you can |
| instructors have? Remember that hours don't | | | | rid along on a training flight to observe. Ok, know |
| automatically translate into teaching ability. What | | | | your done researching all the schools. Sit down |
| kind of airplanes do you use for training? What | | | | and decide which one of the flight schools you |
| kind of maintenance do you perform on your | | | | liked best. Which one of the instructors did you |
| rental aircraft? How much does the aircraft cost | | | | like talking to? Who had the cheapest rates? |
| per hour? Is fuel included in the price? Are there | | | | Remember just with anything, you get what you |
| any fuel surcharges? Most flight school will add a | | | | pay for! Cheap is not always better. Now call the |
| fuel surcharge when fuel goes up. How much | | | | flight school that you think is the best and |
| does flight instruction cost per hour? How much is | | | | schedule your first lesson. Remember this article is |
| ground instruction? Are there any other aircraft | | | | for reference only. There are a thousands of |
| rental fees or taxes? Do you have any discounts | | | | questions you can ask a flight instructor about |
| for purchasing a block of time? Usually when you | | | | flight training, I just can't cover them all right |
| purchase a block of time, you purchase it in 10 | | | | know. If you have any other question about flight |
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| a certain percentage off per hour of flight time. It | | | | article will help you decide which flight school is |
| depends on the flight school, they are all different. | | | | right for you. |
| In general how many hours does it take to get | | | | Flight School List .Com has the largest aviation |
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