FI Rating Florida

[shamrock88]

Hi, been planning on attending EFT in Florida for their EASA FI Rating.

Can't find any recent info on their FI course on the forums.

Can anyone provide recent experience of this course?

[Piltdown Man]

Do the company still exist post Irma? A salutory lesson for those contemplating flying in this part of the world. Imagine if Irma passed through just as you started your course or had just coughed up and were waiting to start.

[dera]

If you want to be ripped off by their questionable Hobbs wiring practices, go right ahead.

[shamrock88]

dera,

Out of interest what do you mean?

[gerpols]

Dera, please explain your comment.
I want to do my EASA FI there also.

[gerpols]

Shamrock, I sent them a mail yesterday.

[shamrock88]

Did you receive a response?

[arrowcapitan]

avoid at all cost .

[gerpols]

Arrowcaptain, please explain yourself.
Just saying to avoid at all cost doesn`t help anyone !

[dera]

Hobbs is wired to master switch, unlike factory. So you're paying for every moment you do your "post-flight exterior checks" etc.
DT, their instructor, is a great guy though.

[rudestuff]

What if you timed from brakes off to brakes on and paid for that, regardless of what the Hobbs said? I can't see how they could charge you more than the FAA definition of flight time, without holding themselves open to a massive lawsuit.

[dera]

That's not how it works.

[B2N2]

Originally Posted by Piltdown Man

Do the company still exist post Irma? A salutory lesson for those contemplating flying in this part of the world. Imagine if Irma passed through just as you started your course or had just coughed up and were waiting to start.

Barely any damage on the East Coast.
Any flight school would have been open again in 2-3 days.
Barely worth mentioning.

[cavok_flyer]

Originally Posted by rudestuff

What if you timed from brakes off to brakes on and paid for that, regardless of what the Hobbs said? I can't see how they could charge you more than the FAA definition of flight time, without holding themselves open to a massive lawsuit.

Hobbs time is standard in the US. All the a/c I have chartered there had the Hobbs as the basis for the invoice.

[rudestuff]

I'm familiar with the US way of doing things, all my flights were logged on Hobbs time in decimal. If never logged t/o landing times until I flew in the UK. If you're flight training, you need hours anyway so an inaccurate Hobbs meter isn't really an issue (for them)

[Reverserbucket]

For flight training you need quality and experience - particularly if training as an instructor. If you accept inaccurate Hobbs times for recording of experience, you may as well add a few Parker Pen hours for good measure.

[rudestuff]

I've added some brackets for context. The point I was making is that the only time you should log is chock​ to chock. The problem is over there they all use a Hobbs meter. That's how they charge so that's what they log.

[gerpols]

I have had a response from Antonia, the sales director.
But they are not fast-movers.
Lets wait and see.
I want to convert my FAA CFI to EASA FI.
Will keep you informed.
Enjoy, whatever you are doing.

[dera]

Originally Posted by rudestuff

I'm familiar with the US way of doing things, all my flights were logged on Hobbs time in decimal. If never logged t/o landing times until I flew in the UK. If you're flight training, you need hours anyway so an inaccurate Hobbs meter isn't really an issue (for them)

So you're happy to pay almost $300/hr when you check your landing lights work after a daytime flight?

Man, you are a good customer...

[gerpols]

You should check the landing-lights before the flight.....
But I guess in this case it does not matter.....