Independent CFI + C182 rental for one-way cross-country Miami → Orlando, 23 June — any recommendations?

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UK PPL student in training (PA-28), visiting Miami in late June for the World Cup. Looking to do a cross-country lesson on the morning of 23 June — departing Miami area (KTMB or KHWO) and flying to Orlando (KORL or KISM), one-way.

I have two passengers (combined \~240kg), so I need a Cessna 182 or similar with enough useful load for a 190nm leg with full fuel and 4 aboard. Weight works fine on a 182.

The complication is the one-way nature — I need a CFI who either owns their own aircraft or can arrange a rental where the ferry return cost is factored in. Happy to pay for the full Hobbs time both ways.

What I'm looking for:

Independent CFI (or school) in the South Florida area with access to a C182 or equivalent

Comfortable doing a non-standard one-way cross-country lesson

Early morning departure (weather avoidance before afternoon convective activity)

I've already contacted Flying Academy (KTMB) and Sun City Aviation (KHWO). If anyone has a direct recommendation for an independent CFI or club in the Miami area with a 182, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks

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I have two passengers (combined \~240kg), so I need a Cessna 182 or similar with enough useful load for a 190nm leg with full fuel and 4 aboard. Weight works fine on a 182.

What I'm looking for:

Independent CFI (or school) in the South Florida area with access to a C182 or equivalent

Comfortable doing a non-standard one-way cross-country lesson

Early morning departure (weather avoidance before afternoon convective activity)

I've already contacted Flying Academy (KTMB) and Sun City Aviation (KHWO). If anyone has a direct recommendation for an independent CFI or club in the Miami area with a 182, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks

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Creepy-Geologist-975@reddit (OP)

Ha ok seems like this isnt the done thing! I would genuinely love a lesson in the US and I do genuinely need to get to Orlando. Looks like they will be two separate exercises...

Claude told me this was a great idea as well 😂

Thanks for all your input. Sorry if anyone got upset.

SSMDive@reddit

134.5..... Nice try FAA!

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EliteEthos@reddit

“I’m looking for someone who owns their own airplane and is willing to break the law to get me and my friends to Orlando and then be willing to lie about and call it “cross country training”. I contacted two schools already but since I’m now here asking, it seems obvious they said no”.

You aren’t a US citizen and haven’t even mentioned your prior piloting experience. How would you expect a CFI to explain that his first flight with you was a one way l, cross country flight with passengers?!

Guysmiley777@reddit

To be fair, I seem to recall that the rules around private airplane charters are a lot more permissive in the UK, he might just not be aware of how strict the FAA is when it comes to holding out and common carriage.

Then I think he should be asking for a charter instead of some weird work around like he is doing…

jet-setting@reddit

Thats not a lesson, thats transportation. You need to find a charter service.

Ok-Money2811@reddit

Not only the flight instruction illegal charter loophole for yourself but also need to make it a 182 to make sure you can carry two more people…

134.5 isn’t the description, more like 134.9 doing that…hope you find a really desperate CFI because that’s what it’s going to take

AltoCumulus15@reddit

I see nothing has been learned from the death of Emiliano Sala

Nice try FAA.

This isn’t how that works.

You’re effectively trying to charter a flight under the guise of “flight instruction”… even though no instructor would really be able to describe what sort of meaningful training that one flight would offer.

Go rent a car.