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Where to rent in Seattle?
Howdy. I'm a PP-ASEL VFR only renter living in Seattle. I go to the
UW and live in Wallingford. Due to school I haven't been up in 6mo. I finally got a break (well lighter load) and the weather is nice; but it turns out that the place I use rent from no longer has rentals (Aeroflight a BFI). I checked out Wings Aloft but there's no way I can afford them. I heard a rumor of a new club at BFI but I asked around and no one can confirm, and I drove the whole length of the field and didn't see anyone. Besides driving all the way up to PAE, what options does a renter in Seattle have? Thanks in advance. |
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On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 23:06:47 +0000 (UTC), 'Vejita' S. Cousin wrote:
Besides driving all the way up to PAE, what options does a renter in Seattle have? At PAE I'd suggest Northwest School of Aviation. I know the owner, and it's a great operation with mostly Piper planes. 7 miles east, just south of the city of Snohomish is Harvey field, S43, where Snohomish Flying Service exclusively rents Cessnas. Demonick |
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NW school of aviation is a great place. They even have a Piper cub.
Alternatively you can also try Northway aviation which is in the same building as the NW school of aviation. They have a fleet of new Cessnas and a Piper Chrokee. |
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Thirded. NW School of Aviation is a nice outfit and Dave is a heck of a nice guy. Before getting my own plane last year, I used to rent the 140 from Dave. He's since changed his rental rates to dry rates which may or may not come out to your advantage depending on where you fuel up. Renting in Seattle is a little pricey. You'll find better deals if you're willing to drive a bit. Crest Airpark and Auburn both offer pretty reasonable pricing for rentals as well. |
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In article , 'Vejita' S. Cousin wrote:
Besides driving all the way up to PAE, what options does a renter in Seattle have? Have you considered Renton? Anything doing there? Morris |
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Renton has two non-club FBO's and the Boeing Flying Club (which has
relaxed its membership requirements). Pro-Flight has a good fleet of 172's and 177's for rent. http://www.airnav.com/airport/KRNT/PRO_FLIGHT_AV There is a new outfit called AcuWings with a Tomahawk and a PA-28-140 in the Southwest corner. The Tomahawk goes for $50/hour wet according to their website. http://www.acuwings.com/ Personally, I like flying out of Renton better than either BFI or PAE. But that's where my plane is based and I learned to fly here 20 years ago... However, I have hear nothing but great things about the Northwest School of Aviation on PAE. http://www.northwestschoolofaviation.com/ -j- Journeyman wrote: In article , 'Vejita' S. Cousin wrote: Besides driving all the way up to PAE, what options does a renter in Seattle have? Have you considered Renton? Anything doing there? Morris |
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I am the owner of AcuWings and would like to update some of the
information that was posted here. Our Tomahawk goes for 69.99/hr wet. After its brand new paint is one of the best looking Tomahawks. We also have a PA28-151, great plane for cross country trips, trainer, basically all purpose. The rate is $99.99 /hr. (We had to add $.99 to the rental rate recently because of the increase of the fuel price). We have a generous block time package, you buy 10 hrs, you get 1 free. That's 10% off if you think about it. We have no club rates, no monthly dues, no fuel surcharges, no strings attached. We are in the process of negotiating a twin and a Piper Archer that will be a first in Puget Sound (cannot tell you more about it until it happens though) If you'd like to check us out, we have $49.99 intro rates on Tomahawk and $59.99 on the Warrior. Visit our website to see how we are different than the other schools or give us a call at (425) 254-9464 |
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"Baha" wrote in message
oups.com... We have a generous block time package, you buy 10 hrs, you get 1 free. That's 10% off if you think about it. I thought about it. I get 9%, not 10%. [...] If you'd like to check us out, we have $49.99 intro rates on Tomahawk and $59.99 on the Warrior. Visit our website to see how we are different than the other schools or give us a call at (425) 254-9464 Interesting...I like the idea of introductory rates. Nice to allow someone to try out your rental services at a reduced rate. How many hours does one get at the reduced rate? One? A full rental flight? More than one flight? One can learn a little about the planes in just an hour, but it takes time to figure out whether the other aspects of the rental outfit are good or not. Pete |
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Peter,
I teach from the Jeppesen Private Pilot Syllabus and the flight #1 portion actually calls for .5 long of a flight. So, our intro flights are for .5 (half an hour) but there have been many cases that I went over that. My motto is, even if I don't make any money on the first flight, you will stick around and finish your private with us. I also intentionally don't sell "private pilot packages" because I don't want anyone to sign up and then feel the frustration of not being able to get their money back. Believe me, I have seen really bad flight schools that they will take your money $1000 or more and will never return it because it's hidden in some place on their rental agreement. I have seen many bad flight schools in places I thought or rented airplanes before, I have seen a few really good ones as well. I am just trying to be like the good ones.. |
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"Baha" wrote in message
oups.com... I teach from the Jeppesen Private Pilot Syllabus and the flight #1 portion actually calls for .5 long of a flight. So, our intro flights are for .5 (half an hour) but there have been many cases that I went over that. Ahh...I misunderstood. I thought by "rates" you meant those were the hourly rates for those aircraft. I think intro prices are good policy, but yours don't really differentiate your outfit at all. Your intro offering is basically the same one would find pretty much anywhere, and now heavily advertised through http://www.beapilot.com. My motto is, even if I don't make any money on the first flight, you will stick around and finish your private with us. Yup, there's a reason lots of schools and FBOs have a similar policy. I also intentionally don't sell "private pilot packages" because I don't want anyone to sign up and then feel the frustration of not being able to get their money back. Believe me, I have seen really bad flight schools that they will take your money $1000 or more and will never return it because it's hidden in some place on their rental agreement. Couldn't that be addressed by either a) giving the student's money back, or b) not hiding whatever restrictions exist on refunding the money? I have seen many bad flight schools in places I thought or rented airplanes before, I have seen a few really good ones as well. I am just trying to be like the good ones.. Well, that's certainly a smart idea. Pete |
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