Originally Posted by
KNIEVEL77
I was just wondering how the lockdown and virus will affect Flight Training Schools especially ones with Cabris?
Due to the extra cost of flying the Cabri, will students just disappear or will they now decide to train on the cheaper R22?
Will FTOs reduce the Cabri Training rate to entice students in, will they increase the training rate to cover the lost revenue during the pandemic or will they simply get rid of the Cabri and concentrate on the R22.
I’m not sure which way the training industry will go.
I suppose the same could be asked of the schools who only use the R44, as well as the ones with all the "extra" stuff, like long line training, NVG training, and turbine transitions added in to make their entry level CFIs "extra" hireable?
Then again, helicopters have always been for for those with rich parents, GI money, and/or who qualify for heafty student loans,...so nothing may change at all?