Severe_Elderberry769

Your goal rn is to get your cfi and do a good job as a cfi so people want to actually pay to fly with you. As far as cadet programs go. Don’t join if they require you to get a loan. You got a long long long way to go. Focus on what’s in front of you.

Suggestions for flying schools

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

I’m a flight instructor out of van nuys, feel free to dm me if you want to schedule a tour of my flight school. A lot of these schools are shady and will sell you all sorts of dreams that don’t really exist. We have an honest business with competitive rates.

Let's talk takeoff briefings

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I generally build a playlist before my takeoff clearance.

Quitting a $140k/yr Desk Job to Flight Instruct

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

Keep the job. From what I’ve gathered, Cfi job opportunities are gonna stay slim for at least another 6 months. That should be plenty of time to get your instructor ratings while working your job.

Do CFI's not like doing spins or spin training?

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

It’s cake.

IFR instructors who don't fly IFR?

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

He’s probably just a pussy.

DPE Andrew Malousek

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

Andrew “fail you no matter what” Malousek? I’ve heard good things.

Calling ahead to check on runway condition before sending my student

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

I fly out of so cal. What is this snow you speak of?

got scammed by the owner of my school. what to do now?

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

Crazy how deep people go for a dream

Airforce pilot vision?

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it use paragraphs.

Airforce pilot vision?

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

I am being helpful. Less people will read your writing because it looks like dogshit.

Airforce pilot vision?

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

Vision is the least of your worries. Air Force requires you to know how to use paragraphs.

How Will My Driving Record Affect My Chances of Getting Hired

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

They’re doing society a favor too. We don’t need such a degenerate amongst our ranks.

How many of you fly with hats on?

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I wear sunscreen and squint. No glasses, no hat

What makes a bad CFI?

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Heavy on the controls, poor communication skills, doesnt care about their students, don’t really know their shit, and being a pussy or a wimp in general.

CFII is hard

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Instrument is easier to relearn. I notice it’s harder for people to grasp initially because it’s abstract, but the actual sheer amount of information is way less than the cfi initial.

Are VFR conditions also a good indicator of visibility at ground / sea level?

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Vfr conditions vary depending on whether you are at the field, or in a specific airspace. Ground level and sea level are also two different things.

Gold Seal

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit (OP)

Don’t educate for free. You got Venmo?

How good is SoCal flying, really?

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

God stay out of SoCal please. We got enough people out here

why choose a 141?

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

If you can’t make enough money to pay your way through a 61 and you’re willing to take a predatory loan that will ruin you financially for the foreseeable future, then you go 141.

I just bought a plane and have 0 flight hours

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

You fucked up lol

Do we have any flying veterans in the group? Thanks for all you do!

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I’m a vet of life. Been in the trenches since day fucking 1

Keep going?

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Not a deal breaker at all

First Step Complete!

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Forsure. No point in learning it before an exam. Wait till after

Should I Sign Up For D225?

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

I got into it a while back, didnt want to take a loan so I backed out. None of these programs are worth a predatory loan.

First Step Complete!

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You really know your stuff

Instrument rated!

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

You still got a ways to go, bezos still has you for quite a while

career without degree

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All else held equal. Same experience, times, personality, etc… the guy with the degree gets the job. Full stop.

career without degree

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

Between someone with the same experience as you with a degree and you without a degree, they’ll pick the person with a degree. You may get weeded out by a computer when you apply to some places.

What was your CFI interview like?

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My interview was the getting my ratings up to cfi at the school I trained at lol

working while flight training

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

Well yeah. It’s a 152. You can do it for the same or less in a 172 at a 61

Failed my PAR with a 65...

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

Yes and no. Degrees can be broken up into 2 categories: stupid people degrees and smart people degrees. Stupid people degrees check a box and honestly those people shouldn’t be pilots either imo. Smart people degrees matter, are competitive, and require more effort to get through. If nothing else, they improve the way people think and their overall intuition. Those people should be allowed the privilege to fly.

Failed my PAR with a 65...

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

Learn how to get answers, don’t memorize them.

Divorce, depression and medicals

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

Join an exercise bootcamp, run club, etc. don’t see a psychiatrist.

Is this ground school worth it?

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

No. Aviation is not that sophisticated. You can teach yourself 90% of everything

Over 1.5 years and can’t even get a CFI position. Advice?

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

What kinda vibes are you putting out. Remember a lot of this job is just being someone that people want to sit next to. Are you coming off confident and cool, or weird and desperate?

Gonna ask a stupid question here…

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

Poetry is the art of getting your message across in as few words as possible. I always tell my students that comms with atc are just the same. All academic writing does as well.

Gonna ask a stupid question here…

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Severe_Elderberry769@reddit

I’ll take it a step further than that. Paragraphs and write less.

Anyone experienced actual icing in non-deiced trainers (C152/172/PA28) during training?

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Couple times. Scary the first time, non event the second