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Larry Dighera wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:57:50 -0700 (PDT), Dan wrote: Please -- before you flame .. I'm sure there are plenty of FBOs/Pilot Schools that do it all perfectly. But apparently they are the minority or we wouldn't have a shrinking GA population. I don't see the down turn in new students as a result of the failure of flight schools to attract unsuitable students. I believe it's the result of the high cost of training and operating, the continual necessity for ongoing currency flights, the less than perfect utility offered by GA, and the enormous time commitment demanded. Time, money, and price performance ratio are paramount; overwhelming desire to ply the skies is imperative, IMO. All of these points are pertinent. There are as well HUGE issues concerning the manner in which many flight schools and instructors integrate with new students. Much could be done to improve the general business model. -- Dudley Henriques |
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![]() "Dudley Henriques" wrote All of these points are pertinent. There are as well HUGE issues concerning the manner in which many flight schools and instructors integrate with new students. Much could be done to improve the general business model. At many flight schools, it seems as though flight instruction is an accidental by-product. The real goal seems to be to give time builders (instructors, though I hesitate to use that term for some) a chance to log hours, and to move on to bigger and better careers. The instructor's schedule flexibility is more important than keeping the student's scheduled lesson appointment. Yes, I know there are exceptions, and this has been lamented over before, but it is still relevant. I feel that the time commitment is the next biggest impediment, and the big roadblock to more students and pilots getting and staying current is still the price. I don't know what could be done to greatly improve the situation, and I don't see it changing very much. I do feel that Light Sport is a step in the right direction, but it is still expensive, and moving very slowly in the right direction. -- Jim in NC |
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Morgans wrote:
"Dudley Henriques" wrote All of these points are pertinent. There are as well HUGE issues concerning the manner in which many flight schools and instructors integrate with new students. Much could be done to improve the general business model. At many flight schools, it seems as though flight instruction is an accidental by-product. The real goal seems to be to give time builders (instructors, though I hesitate to use that term for some) a chance to log hours, and to move on to bigger and better careers. The instructor's schedule flexibility is more important than keeping the student's scheduled lesson appointment. Yes, I know there are exceptions, and this has been lamented over before, but it is still relevant. I feel that the time commitment is the next biggest impediment, and the big roadblock to more students and pilots getting and staying current is still the price. I don't know what could be done to greatly improve the situation, and I don't see it changing very much. I do feel that Light Sport is a step in the right direction, but it is still expensive, and moving very slowly in the right direction. Your points are all valid. The entire structure dealing with the way CFI's and flight school management interface has been built over time on a foundation weakened by the way BOTH the instructors and the system integrate with each other. You are correct that it is indeed a poor business model. I don't have the answer to all this, but one thing I do know. NOTHING will change until the role of the instructor is seen as a professional role, and this requires BOTH the system AND the instructor corps to re-evaluate and restructure themselves. I don't see this happening. This being said, the only thing that can improve the situation is for individual CFI's to improve their own image. Some are doing this. Many are not. The state of the art is not optimized by a long shot. -- Dudley Henriques |
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