On Dec 27, 8:47*am, Jay Honeck wrote:

You've already received great advice about the specific schools in
your area. *The only thing I would add is that you will be happier if
you find an older CFI with no aspirations for the airlines.
Especially now, with CFIs being plucked with as little as 250 hours.

Chris, use caution here, Jay Honeck is not a CFI, he is a hotelist in
the Midwest. The fact of the mater is that if you have a good working
relationship with your instructor, his or her age is not important.


I was lucky enough to train with an "old-timer" who had "been there,
done that", had 20,000 hours in every imaginable aircraft -- and was
happy doing what he was doing. *His entire being was focused on
teaching -- not getting to the next level.

20,000 hours ? Jay you stud! No wonder you know everything .

My son had an interesting mix of instructors, doing most of his
training with a similar "old timer" (flies a '29 Travel Air on the
barnstorming network), but finishing up with a young guy who is
clearly on his way to the regionals.

OK, for the hundreth time, your son is a pilot, thanks for reminding
us.


* He actually enjoyed flying with
the young guy more (I think due to their closeness in age) -- but he
admits that he learned far more from the old guy.

Bashing the airline guys again.



My wife finished her ticket with the same CFI -- who jumped to the
regionals the same week that she took her checkride. *Luckily, he was
a former banker who had changed careers, which gave him a much
different perspective than the 20-something year old CFI who is
straight-lining into the majors.

Who ask about your wife?

Of the people I know who never finished getting their ticket, I think
most of them ran into trouble with their CFI vanishing. *Bottom line:
There are enough reasons to quit your training -- you don't need to
make your CFI one of them. *Seek out the graybeard in the group.

Arbitrary stuff.
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination" Shameless plug