Need Inputs-Skymates Flight School, Arlington TX,USA

[pranav_jamdar]

Helloz,

Need reviews about Skymates Flight School.
I am considering this as one of the option.
They are offering 33k $ for 250hrs CPL DGCA Student Course.
My other option is Dean International , Miami USA.
Inputs and suggestions are welcome!
Help me to make the right move!

Thanks in Advance,

Cheers
PRanav

[CrazyStuntPilot]

Hi, I worked there as an instructor for several years, what do you want to know?

And you're posting in the wrong section, move your post to North America or some other relevant section. You will get more replies.

[flight517]

skymates
go to dean international, florida

[flight517]

i agree that the package being offered by skymates is pretty good, but if you look into their safety record, u would not even think of going there

[maverick09]

dean

Definately dean,,much better than skymates.....I have done ma flying from thr....contact me if u need any further help regarding dean...

[HRZ]

Skymates

Can someone confirm that their safety record is off-putting? I'm supposed to go there next month for PPL and perhaps through to CPL if satisfied. Anyone there now?

[piper_cherokee]

They have had 2 fatal accidents in the past 3 years(atleast that is the number i have read in newspapers and TV,could be more too) and in 1 of the accidents their instructor was doing aerobatics in flight on a a Piper Arrow which is not certified for it.I have even heard some students over logging their hours over there. A report on the same accident by NTSB
DFW08FA031

[flight517]

here's the link to the second reported accident
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?...05FA099&rpt=fa

[skymates]

Safety record

Can somebody tell me about the safety record of my school?
I would be very interested in learning things I do not know.

[Mimou]

Need your advice about the school

Hi
I am planning to start studying aviation , and I noticed that you were trying to find out about Dean international , did you go there ? And was it okay ?
Regards

[chronos1701]

I was a student at Skymates. Was training with them back in January this year. Its a very professional and friendly place and their airplanes are very well maintained. No problems with the instructors or admin staff over there. The only "complaint" i would have is that public transport is non-exsistant so a car is necessary. Cost of living in the area isn't too bad either.

If your instructor is doing aerobatics in a non certified airplane, i would think you as a student should voice out something. As a trainee pilot, we should learn to take control of the situation if things are going wrong rather than let circumstances take you where you don't want to go.