Trial flying lesson

Dudley Henriques wrote:

Did you ever walk out on that glass floor at the CN tower in Toronto?
Over a thousand feet straight down to the ground!

They probably built it 'cause they heard that people like me would pay to avoid
it! :-)

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

Ok, my plan is forming now.

Take cushion if not provided.
Take hidden sick bag if not provided ( I have never been sick on a
large plane)
Don't take willing or unwilling victim.
Open eyes and enjoy.
Don't take credit card as limit is over 5k and I might end up spending
too much.

And never never take the family of hippos up the CN tower in Toronto!

No flight instructors based in Oz here then?

Actually I have a friend who used to work at the airfield previously, I
am going to meet up with and ask some more questions. But I've now been
told there is a 'choice' of flying schools there, so I will need to
shop around.

Now the question is, how do you spot a good flying instructor???

Many thanks

"Ice blonde" wrote in message oups.com...
Ok, my plan is forming now.

Take cushion if not provided.
Take hidden sick bag if not provided ( I have never been sick on a
large plane)
Don't take willing or unwilling victim.
Open eyes and enjoy.
Don't take credit card as limit is over 5k and I might end up spending
too much.

And never never take the family of hippos up the CN tower in Toronto!

No flight instructors based in Oz here then?

Actually I have a friend who used to work at the airfield previously, I
am going to meet up with and ask some more questions. But I've now been
told there is a 'choice' of flying schools there, so I will need to
shop around.

Now the question is, how do you spot a good flying instructor???

Many thanks


Nice summary....

I don't think you'll 'spot' a good flight instructor, but you will know it when you found them. Not a braggart, but not
too quiet, smooth on the controls and very descriptive, maybe talking quite a bit. Probably 'young' but in no hurry to
step up to the airlines. Maybe has more than ASEL ratings, glider maybe? They will make you sweat a little but be there
when you get in a bind, letting you know the details of what went wrong and then getting you back to it again, better
this time...

"Ice blonde" wrote in message
oups.com...
Actually I have a friend who used to work at the airfield previously, I
am going to meet up with and ask some more questions. But I've now been
told there is a 'choice' of flying schools there, so I will need to
shop around.

Now the question is, how do you spot a good flying instructor???

Ice,

Basically, you're the employer. Interview different instructors and find
one that works for you. Pick one that you like their teaching style and
that you think will be good to teach you. If you try an instructor and find
out it's not working well/right, find another instructor.

Most of us here have had multiple instructors during our training. An
instructor that works well for one person may not work for another. It's
all a personal choice.

-Greg B.

Cheers,

I suspect unless you are definately going to continue flight training,
the quality of the instructor (provided he/she is qualified) isn't
going to be too much of an issue for one trial flight.

However, being one of the many dangerous sports in life, I think I will
feel better if I have a gut instinct that this person is capable of
keeping me alive.

For instance, there are horses I have met, that I would NEVER get on!

But going back to a possible instructor, if its a he, young, likes to
talk and is smooth with the controls that sounds good. You could just
add good looking, single and financially viable ;-) Sorry.... it will
probably be a she, and she will be excellent at flying!

Will post an update of how I got on once I've done it.

Many thanks

"Ice blonde" wrote in message oups.com...
Cheers,

....
But going back to a possible instructor, if its a he, young, likes to
talk and is smooth with the controls that sounds good. You could just
add good looking, single and financially viable ;-) Sorry.... it will
probably be a she, and she will be excellent at flying!

Will post an update of how I got on once I've done it.

Many thanks


Financially viable and flight instructor very rarely go together - an oxymoron of sorts...

Now why doesn't that surprise me ;-)

But your description was rather good, it just cried out to be commented
on.

However flying lessons arn't cheap either, if I could get that sort of
money teaching horse riding, I'd be an instructor PDQ.

Regards

No flight instructors based in Oz here then?

Since most people can't possibly read everything that's written in this
forum, you might try starting a new thread with that question as the
subject?

Spotting a good flight instructor is not easy. Personally, I'd try to find
an older CFI. Young guys (and gals) are invariably trying to get their
first step up into the airlines, which means they are only teaching for the
sake of building the required hours. (Obviously there are exceptions to
this rule.)

The older guys are usually the retired teachers/military guys/cops/ etc. who
decided to teach flying because they love to fly.

Their attitude can make a world of difference.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Thanks Jay

The instructors from Oz was just a random though, I will see how I go
with my trial flight first.

Some of my comments were typed a little tougue in cheek.

I suspect you are right, its better to learn from someone who loves
there job, than someone who is just making up the hours.

Many thanks