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I have experienced quite a few bad instructors but stuck with them. My philosophy was if I cant manage a variety of people then perhaps flying professionally isn't for me. However as you point out, primary flying training can initially be scary and during this stage there is definitely a benefit to having a great instructor.

ok now that we've been thru the top 5 how about 6-10

Don''t even get me started on DPE availability and school's "great relationships" with them. Most farm schools, aka "accelerated", are run by people competing against each other to leave the building. My school has no active instructors who received training from the same school, which seems like a red flag they don't tell you about.

Wish I saw this two months ago! Thank you for making it.

What’s the school that does that? 7:21

it is all a scam, welcome to life.

Training on a piece of junk isn't necessarily a bad thing (provided, of course, that there are no compromises to safety). You can learn techniques to get around the missing equipment, which will benefit you greatly if you're in a "nice" plane and that piece of equipment fails.

Great topic and teaching point. Stuff like this is good to get there. I’ve only been to 1 flight school and they were amazing but I am enjoying the independent route and hope to continue that through the rest of my training if possible. But everyone’s situation is different and if this could help one person not get caught up in that mess then good on ya 👍

I'm only a few hours into my private pilot training but i love tips like this. Will keep it in my back pocket !

You're doing an excellent job!! my first time visiting one of your videos.. Don't put negative lables on yourself like "being socially awkward." -these are "social constructs" typically used by cyberbullies to demoralize people. on a side note - when I was learing in the 70's I had about 7 CFI's and I did about 170 hours before I took my check ride ... I could have done it in 40 hrs .. but I wanted to be proficient .. I practically remember the entire King Flight School video by John & Martha King. The DPE told me ...He was impressed with my oral, and practical exam .. he said keep it up ....

Thank you for the advice. I am currently 2 weeks into my PPL.

Great topic indeed! On an additional note, I would add that when students are looking for flight training. It’s important to interview the instructor. I would also recommend doing a flight with an instructor. The key is to find the right mix between instructor and student. As a student this also gives you a chance to see the aircraft and get an idea of how well they take care of them.

Your content is great! Thank you for this! This came just in time!

I just spent 100k to get my CFI/II, and flight school denied me a job. Many flight instructors at our school have over 2000 hours cause their class dates to the regionals are delayed again and again. I live in DFW, which is a pretty big hub for aviation. I'm open to doing anything, working anywhere, and relocate. I have no family or life; I just want to fly. No CFI jobs or low-time jobs have been found yet; it's tough.

If the goal is private (40-80hrs) then rental is perhaps $6,000-$10,000. Far less than any reliable and decent aircraft would be to purchase. Ongoing expense at 50hrs annually (minimum perhaps 25hrs to stay proficient) will cost around $4,000-$10,000 per year. The lower end for aircraft rental is conceivably less than just hangar rent if you own one. Unless you are flying at least 100hrs per year, and probably closer to 200, there is no cost saving for a private pilot to own their own aircraft. Perhaps a 1/4 share is the best route (1/4 of the price for an unplanned overhaul is a far easier pill to eat than the whole). If you are going to train all the way through to commercial, just get a C-152 and fly those 250hrs start to finish. Unless you get stuck with an overhaul, you will be ahead. And to go for instructor ticket, trade up to or start out with a 172. They can be had in good mid-hours condition for $75,000 or overhauled with a paint job or good panel for $100k and up. (Payments are 12 or even 20 year terms. Not recommended to go that high).

I've seen lots of folks buy a plane who didn't fully understand the non-hourly costs like engine overhaul. Might come out ahead, or might spend more money. I know lots of people who LOVE that they bought an airplane, but cost is never the reason.

Great info , we have very similar experiences man!

Thank you for the vid!

The XC rules are absurd. Wouldn’t wanna be VFR XC in those claustrophobic conditions!!!

That’s a lot of sacrifice for a $22 an hour job. I got some stuff to say about them as a former CFI academy student.

Agree in that these guidelines are crazy dangerous. However I’m not sure I agree with giving the chief instructor the benefit of the doubt. Ultimately he signed off on it, so why spend so much time (about half your video) on trying to defend him. I’d rather see you use this time to explain to new students why this is so dangerous and educate new prospective students on what to look out for when choosing flight schools.

This is a horrible policy. I hope that their student enrollments dropped dramatically as a result of this.

Did you ever comment on their UA-cam videos? If so, do you think they reviewed your comments?

Thanks for the info. I hadn’t heard about the long term implications of a check ride. I’ll never take them lightly.

Thanks for the shout out, buddy! And great topic and points here 🙌🏻

Great topic. I have heard the horror stories about this happening but thankfully I have been blessed throughout my training with amazing CFI's. But if that day comes where I am faced with that issue, I'm not one to just let it happen and will say something or move on. Great stuff man, keep them coming.

Wonder if the school cancels you for a maintenance issue do they reimburse you for your time??

That’s a wild and smart idea!

As a flight school instrument instruction is with a competent CFII in the right seat so no problem. Better to get actual. Now if it were flying in icing there would be a problem. Money side of things if somebody comes along wanting to only IFR train in VFR conditions and extending the schools expenditures for room & board no way Jose.

good video Joe...the plane warned them they were going to have a big problem soon...declaring just warns everyone we have some sort of critical problem so we need everyone to be aware

My buddy got a job there recently and busted his commercial checkride, however I had a poor experience there in the second round of the interview.

I think the flight does offer part 61 because when they first started out, they were part 61 and it was called US sports aircraft before they renamed themself to thrust flight and they was part 61 for a little bit but now they become part 141 because of their affiliated aviation college programs

Just in time. I just passed my Instrument and started my commercial ground course.

Thrust flight will never make it big. Too much overhead cost and there are already some crappy nation wide schools out there.

Who likes to fly a piper anyways.

Hahaha nowadays you’re lucky they even talk to you again after an interview.

Very strange that they never asked # of checkride failures before you got there. That's always a huge question for pretty much any pilot job

Great video! When I was working on my instrument rating, about 25 years ago, I was flying with a local flying cub. I went to the airport for a lesson and before we pulled the airplane out, I was standing on the ramp with my instructor and he asked if I thought we should go flying that day. We talked about the forecast…which was sketchy at best. Then I looked at the sky. It looked okay in spots, other areas looked dicey. So I said no. “Good call”, he said and we went home. About the same time we were doing that, a non instrument private pilot was making his way home to our airport from an overnight business trip with a passenger. We learned later that it was his birthday and his daughter wanted him home for a party they were planning. His passenger was a single mom with an infant and she was anxious to get home to her baby. They had already been delayed one day because of wx so the pressure was on. About 10 miles south of the airport, he was scud running below descending ceilings and plowed into the ground killing them both. The passenger’s daughter grew up motherless…the pilot’s daughter grew up with the stark reminder of her father’s death every year on her birthday. Low ceilings can be a death trap for VFR pilots. Instructors and flight schools that don’t get that should be run out of business. I’ve been an instructor for over 20 years and make it a point to tell all my students this story…as well as the Kennedy crash.

Nice shirt🤣

Turn them in to the FSDO.

Very much enjoyed this. Good inspiring advice and not just for pilots but for general life.

cool video , id like to see the instruments , what does that look like on the ILS ? ...

Why bother?

To have to resort to your secondary airport isn’t any wind above 20 knots? I’m not sure I’m just a novice

How long did you wait for a check ride date?