Aerobatic flight instructor rating
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Aerobatic flight instructor rating
I am looking for input on schools in Canada that do aerobatic flight instructor ratings. I am finding myself board on my 2 weeks off and I am looking at doing this for fun. I do not want to teach when I am done. But can you please share your experiences with the rating and schools that did them for you(good,bad,slow,fast,ect).
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I can recommend Harv's. Did a renewal 3 years ago, and will go back next month for the repeat. Citabria's are OK - easy to fly, hard to fly well, not too underpowered (in the winter). Both Harv & Luke are very good at what you need, good competent instructors, neither are time nor ego builders.
Rating:
2 or more considerations here:
A) Have you any akro experience? You gotta be able to do it to teach it (Mr G.B. Shaw never did any aerobating, I think). You'll have to get competent before you can start to learn to teach.
B) Have you any instructing experience? It IS much more than just showing somebody something. It is given a fairly shallow technical base, but learning how to talk & fly, how to analyze errors, and how far to let bad things develop (or not) takes practice.
Take your time, enjoy it!
I can recommend Harv's. Did a renewal 3 years ago, and will go back next month for the repeat. Citabria's are OK - easy to fly, hard to fly well, not too underpowered (in the winter). Both Harv & Luke are very good at what you need, good competent instructors, neither are time nor ego builders.
Rating:
2 or more considerations here:
A) Have you any akro experience? You gotta be able to do it to teach it (Mr G.B. Shaw never did any aerobating, I think). You'll have to get competent before you can start to learn to teach.
B) Have you any instructing experience? It IS much more than just showing somebody something. It is given a fairly shallow technical base, but learning how to talk & fly, how to analyze errors, and how far to let bad things develop (or not) takes practice.
Take your time, enjoy it!
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Thanks you Adam as you are by far my #1 Choice. I was just looking for a school with a high recommendation closer to me but it looks like I will be making the 20 something hour drive to fly with you. I have taken some tail dragger training for you(harvs air) back in 2008.
I do have over 1200 hours of teaching. I currently hold a valid class 2 instructor rating as well.
Thanks for the replies.
I do have over 1200 hours of teaching. I currently hold a valid class 2 instructor rating as well.
Thanks for the replies.
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Good advice above.
If the distance is not a problem,
Harv's Air is a real good place to go.
I'm renewing an old expired class one shortly
and it was almost worth the trip to MB
to get it done however, right now I am swamped with
other matters that put flying off the list of to do items.
There are very few aerobatic instructors in Canada
and those who get a Class 1, often seem to get it
because there is no one else around or they think
they can be one.
It's a far cry from other countries that don't have such a rating
and you don't get to teach aerobatics unless you have
earned some respect.
Back in the 90's I could not find an aerobatic aircraft in Canada to do
a ride, ended up borrowing an American registered decathalon
and did 2 rides at the same time in Ontario.
Now to wait for the snow to melt and the fabric aircraft can come
out of the hangars.
and, to build up that G tolerance again...
right now, its all gone...
If the distance is not a problem,
Harv's Air is a real good place to go.
I'm renewing an old expired class one shortly
and it was almost worth the trip to MB
to get it done however, right now I am swamped with
other matters that put flying off the list of to do items.
There are very few aerobatic instructors in Canada
and those who get a Class 1, often seem to get it
because there is no one else around or they think
they can be one.
It's a far cry from other countries that don't have such a rating
and you don't get to teach aerobatics unless you have
earned some respect.
Back in the 90's I could not find an aerobatic aircraft in Canada to do
a ride, ended up borrowing an American registered decathalon
and did 2 rides at the same time in Ontario.
Now to wait for the snow to melt and the fabric aircraft can come
out of the hangars.
and, to build up that G tolerance again...
right now, its all gone...
