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wbryce 26th Sep 2006 10:37

Im interested in Riversides Proficiency package....Can anyone let me know how many flying hours are involved in this package and on what type?

I would be interested in doing some ME time too - if anyone knows their current requirements/hire rates after FAA CPL/IR ME issue then that would be of great use! :)

chti71 2nd Oct 2006 23:53


Do I have to worry about weather delays during these months? Is it advisable to learn to fly at Florida or Texas instead?
Weather IS a factor to put in equation...Oklahoma has tornado season, Florida has hurricane season and afternoon CB's, Texas is Hooooooot.

Anywhere in the "south" (CA, AZ, NM, TX, OK, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL) is better than the "yankee" states weatherwise.

But think also fleet availabilities, airport ground delays (nobody like to log taxi time), ect etc etc...

RVS seems like a nice place, didn't know about it since this year when I landed there and I found myself surrounded with all those bugs smashers talking to ATC with funny accents :-)

Words of mouth...if the alumni liked it (and are not forced to say good things about it) go for it.

Happy Flying Everybody
chti71
http://www.skysafety.com

wbryce 3rd Oct 2006 11:07

sent riverside two emails last one was 5 or so days ago and had no reply... :(

D'vay 18th Oct 2006 18:22

Unless Their requirements have changed, they are as follows: Phone uk number. Book. Sit for a couple of hours in the US embassy (remembering to take an unread copy of Pilot and one of Flyby magazine) and then get on a plane and have a ******* hoot! If you are going for the proficiency you may not need an M1 visa as you might not be undergoing any training. For the M.E. Rating As the FAR's say all you need to hold is an FAA PPL, which is pretty much a paperwork excercise that I think you do in the states. Although in the states you need to do about forty hours of training in a M.E. this is about as much as you'd pay for (the realistic) 10 that you'd do here.

Once in Tulsa, Spend your first night in Danny Bob's and then make sure that you find the street named peoria, as I can't allow you to wallow away in that pit. Except of course the nights that shawna is working their!

Regards

D'vay

ccopter 22nd Oct 2006 16:07

Riverside flight school Tulsa
 
Hello - Any feedback regarding above college would be gladly recieved. Primary concerns:

1 - Do they have good availability of aircraft and instructors? Any problems with lack of these hampering progress?

2 - Intending on going from May to July - Any input on how the weather is likely to be then? School say it shoould be OK as storm season is generally during spring?

3 - accomodation provided by the school OK?

Any other input would be great and PM me if thats easier?

D'vay 22nd Oct 2006 19:14

check out the riverside thread on the next page, unless someone posts on it soon!
D'vay

rahulbeckham 24th Nov 2006 11:59

hello all
 
hello guys.my name is rahul and i am from india.i am planning to go to riverside for my cpl training in january.if anybody can help me please tell me what riverside is like?is it worth spending $31000 there or rather do it in india itself.the problem in india is all schools are taking a ot of time to complete the required 200 hours and multi.please guide me.

rahulbeckham 24th Nov 2006 12:03

hi
 
hi my name is rahul and i am from india.i am planning to go to riverside for my cpl training in january.please tell me if it is worth going?:)

gsishta 1st Dec 2006 17:21

I'm At Riverside!!
 
Hey people!! its all good here in Tulsa, we're snowed out for today so no ground classes :) had the first snow of the season and a great snowball fight last eve with the students and our dear Chief instructor!
Have started ground classes and had my first Sim session with Peter, my instructor. Anyways just wanted to say what a great place this is and the fact that we operate out of a class D airport thats on the border of class C airspace is turning out to be a critical advantage for all us aspiring commercial pilots ....which reminds me ..theres a LOT of those around here!! ...most, like me, from India and theres more coming in but so are the aircraft...5 new 152's arriving this week.....
During my first briefing with Peter he asked me to make a call to an FSS for a Preflight wx brief ...so i did, all the while looking out at the overcast sky and strong winds..just waiting to snow....and when the Wx guy heard i was calling "for VFR" he burst out laughing! "where ARE you? are you near a window?!"
But when I told him it was my first ever call and for practice only , Boy was he helpful! he patiently took me through each part of the standard wx brief and I wish there was some way for me to thank him.....
Thazzit for now folks,
Watch this space :)
G.

gsishta 1st Dec 2006 17:23

I'm At Riverside!!
 
Hey people!! its all good here in Tulsa, we're snowed out for today so no ground classes :) had the first snow of the season and a great snowball fight last eve with the students and our dear Chief instructor!
Have started ground classes and had my first Sim session with Peter, my instructor. Anyways just wanted to say what a great place this is and the fact that we operate out of a class D airport thats on the border of class C airspace is turning out to be a critical advantage for all us aspiring commercial pilots ....which reminds me ..theres a LOT of those around here!! ...most, like me, from India and theres more coming in but so are the aircraft...5 new 152's arriving this week.....
During my first briefing with Peter he asked me to make a call to an FSS for a Preflight wx brief ...so i did, all the while looking out at the overcast sky and strong winds..just waiting to snow....and when the Wx guy heard i was calling "for VFR" he burst out laughing! "where ARE you? are you near a window?!"
But when I told him it was my first ever call and for practice only , Boy was he helpful! he patiently took me through each part of the standard wx brief and I wish there was some way for me to thank him.....
Thazzit for now folks,
Watch this space :)
G.

DrPaul 13th Jul 2007 13:31

Riverside flight Center
 
I'm at RFC at the moment - if you have any specific questions get in contact....

[email protected]

DrPaul 13th Jul 2007 13:34

Riverside Flight centre stuff
 
I'm there at the moment

any Questions email me:

[email protected]

adverse-bump 13th Jul 2007 13:37

anyone if riverside are looking for FI's?


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