Tailwheel instruction and Spin Training St. Louis
Hi Folks,
My name is Ron Dillard, I just signed up for the forums and would like to introduce myself. I am a retired corporate pilot and am presently doing Tailwheel Instruction and Endorsements, Flight Reviews and Spin Training in the St. Louis area. Lookin forward to participating in the forums. Ron advancedtailwheeltraining.com |
Welcome Ron, I'm a retired engineer doing pretty much the same here in Australia.
Regards, Dave |
Hi Dave, nice website.
Your operation looks quite a bit larger than mine, I have one 7ECA and specialize in Tailwheel checkouts and Endorsements and Spin Training for potential CFI candidates. I noticed on your website that you worked with Aviat in the 1990's. I went into Idaho Falls and Driggs quite a bit during that time frame when I was flying corporate for Anheuser-Busch. We had agricultural facilities at Idaho Falls and a Conference Center at Driggs. Slow here in St. Louis now with the cold and snow, not much flying going on. Ron advancedtailwheeltraining.com |
Your operation looks quite a bit larger than mine, Idaho Falls was our "local" shopping centre. Haven't really seen snow since then. |
This thread is advertising, and under the forum rules, should be deleted.
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I don't find this thread embarrasing, what are you on about? Also, a localised service like Ron's does not fall into the same catagory as a product that could be sold internationally. Good luck to him I say! DeeCee
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checkboard, think you are getting your knickers in a twist and being very hostile to new blood.
He introduced himself, said what he does and where. The ensuing conversation is a a few guys comparing notes. I don't see any advertising or any reason to be so aggressive. Ron - Welcome to PPrune. You will find that it gets a bit wild in here at times but roll with it. I do similar to you in the UK (although not retired yet!). Enjoy!! |
Hi Ron, glad you posted here and shared your web site with us.
Like you I am retired and I am building a Cub to do tail wheel training with. I have not set up a web site yet but probably will. As to those who get all bent out of shape by your first post just ignore them. |
Checkboard,
I apologize if I offended you. I did read the Sticky and didn't consider what I posted to be advertising. The way I see it, I supply a service. I don't do what I do for the money. I do what I do because I enjoy being able to make aviation fun for people who have forgotten how much fun it can be. I spent 20 years in a jet, then had an opportunity handed to me to get my seaplane rating in an 85hp Cub at Brown's in Florida. That 2 day experience brought back the reason I got into aviation in the first place. That was 10 years ago. Now I am retired from the jets and spend my time trying to replicate that experience for as many people that I can through basic stick and rudder instruction in a basic taildragger. I hope that you can learn to enjoy aviation as I have. Again sorry to have offended you. And thanks for everyone elses welcome. Ron advancedtailwheeltraining.com |
Checkboard - bose-x - you forgot to add your airport of operations, detail what exactly it is you teach, and leave a website contact. While you didn't get a chance to name the thread - I'm sure you wouldn't have chosen "Hi guys, I'm new", but "Instruction and spin training" |
AAhhh Hmmmmm,,
Remember not to tell anyone here Checkboard when and if you quit flying jets, wouldn't want to see you advertising here without paying.:ok: Me thinks you are trying to tone down your comments to Ron but can't quite get it right.:E |
Checkboard,
Again you ass-u-me something that is not entirely true. I do charge for my services ($130.00/hr including the airplane) and I hope that it covers my fuel, INSURANCE, hangar, and maintenance (as long as nothing major happens). I certainly will not get rich at that price. When I retired I swore to myself that I would not be like some other retired folks who fly without receiving adequate compensation thereby reducing income for someone who is trying to make a living at it. I also found a niche where no one else in my area was trying to make a living at what I am doing. Of course I hope people will look at my web site, that is why I built it. I enjoy giving pilots additional tools to help them be better pilots. I have had a long, varied, and sometimes not so lucrative career flying and I hope I can pass along some of the skills and knowledge I have gained (sometimes the hard way). My original post was mainly to introduce myself and to give background on what I do. Looking at it again, I can almost see where it may be considered as "blatant" advertising, but I think that is a stretch. Ron advancedtailwheeltraining.com |
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