Prepayment
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Prepayment
Hello all,
Is it normal to take prepayment for an instructive General Aviation flight?
Twice now, I am registering myself for a VFR flight with an instructor, and they want to take full payment beforehand to secure the booking.
During my PPL training I prepaid part of the fee, in exchange for an enormous discount. But in all other cases, I have been asked to pay when the flight is complete.
What's the norm?
Is it normal to take prepayment for an instructive General Aviation flight?
Twice now, I am registering myself for a VFR flight with an instructor, and they want to take full payment beforehand to secure the booking.
During my PPL training I prepaid part of the fee, in exchange for an enormous discount. But in all other cases, I have been asked to pay when the flight is complete.
What's the norm?
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What's the norm?
If it's just the one flight that you re booking it will be because of the large numbers of people who book things and don't turn up/cancel last minute - leaving you with a possible financial loss due to an empty slot/empty restaurant table etc.
Try booking a hotel room/airline ticket without paying upfront.
Try booking a hotel room/airline ticket without paying upfront.
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As others have said, if you're pre paying ask for a discount or only lay down a nominal sum as a deposit each time.
All i can add is if you're going to pre pay, do it with a credit card to protect yourself incase the company should go out of Business.
I saw a lot of good guys lose a lot of money years ago when they paid up front (without credit card) for their CPL training and SFT went bust.
All i can add is if you're going to pre pay, do it with a credit card to protect yourself incase the company should go out of Business.
I saw a lot of good guys lose a lot of money years ago when they paid up front (without credit card) for their CPL training and SFT went bust.