skygeorge7
4th Mar 2009, 12:56
Hi, to everyone that is interested in going to this place which is known as "CASINO"..... I was a former student(international) and what i have to say is only bad things. There are so many that i do not know from where i can start . The thing that make me more upset is how they treat the customers-students.They only treat them like a goodlooking girl treats an old man .In other words they are obsessed with money so much that they overcharge and they also use tricks to take you more money.They do not care about producing good pilots at all it is only Business over there like CASINO.I must admit however that from my experience(i have changed 2 schools first was flight safety academy-Vero Beach) and from other students that i met while in US i have to say that i did not listen many good words for any flight school in Florida.It seems that is a trend.
The thing that i write down is a list of what a new student must be aware of.Everything applies to CAPT program owned by FLIGHT TRAINING SERVICES INTERNATIONAL as well as to my first flight school according to my personal experience with these 2 "schools"
1.Ask about experience instructors not time builders (this can save money and make you better because most time builders they do not pay attention to students -they care about hours)
2.Ask about the rates of each A/C and what rates apply if you do extra hours(try to have a contract with fix prices irrespective of fuel and other costs)
3. Be careful about the brifing hours that more instructors overcharge.If you are not in a brifing room and you are heading to the A/C is not part of the briefing!!!
4.Most important ,availability of A/C and good maintenance so that you can fly most of the time.In CAPT i flew once per Week.....because they have a contract with Chiniese and we were over 200 students with 10 A/C only.(cirrus sr-20: the only good about the school)
5.Forget about good words when you make the tour ask only students without any of the empoyees in front IMPORTANT.....Very IMPORTANT
I hope that i can help some people to avoid schools that are only businesses. Always with afterburner.......
The thing that i write down is a list of what a new student must be aware of.Everything applies to CAPT program owned by FLIGHT TRAINING SERVICES INTERNATIONAL as well as to my first flight school according to my personal experience with these 2 "schools"
1.Ask about experience instructors not time builders (this can save money and make you better because most time builders they do not pay attention to students -they care about hours)
2.Ask about the rates of each A/C and what rates apply if you do extra hours(try to have a contract with fix prices irrespective of fuel and other costs)
3. Be careful about the brifing hours that more instructors overcharge.If you are not in a brifing room and you are heading to the A/C is not part of the briefing!!!
4.Most important ,availability of A/C and good maintenance so that you can fly most of the time.In CAPT i flew once per Week.....because they have a contract with Chiniese and we were over 200 students with 10 A/C only.(cirrus sr-20: the only good about the school)
5.Forget about good words when you make the tour ask only students without any of the empoyees in front IMPORTANT.....Very IMPORTANT
I hope that i can help some people to avoid schools that are only businesses. Always with afterburner.......