Comments on: Becareful when paying for flight training. http://geekinthecockpit.com/archives/500 From the cubicle to the cockpit Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J.P. http://geekinthecockpit.com/archives/500/comment-page-1#comment-313 J.P. Tue, 12 May 2009 08:42:19 +0000 http://geekinthecockpit.com/?p=500#comment-313 That really is a sad story. Some of these folks will not have another oppurtunity to further their flying careers. Things just look really bleak for flying here in the U.S. Outside the country, in places like India, China, Japan air travel is expanding. I found this clip online, you may have already seen this. It would be nice to hear your take on this. http://www.talkairline.com/phpmotion/play.php?vid=410 That really is a sad story. Some of these folks will not have another oppurtunity to further their flying careers.

Things just look really bleak for flying here in the U.S. Outside the country, in places like India, China, Japan air travel is expanding.

I found this clip online, you may have already seen this. It would be nice to hear your take on this.

http://www.talkairline.com/phpmotion/play.php?vid=410

]]> By: bobm http://geekinthecockpit.com/archives/500/comment-page-1#comment-312 bobm Mon, 11 May 2009 21:48:20 +0000 http://geekinthecockpit.com/?p=500#comment-312 Those poor people. This may be the deal breaker that will eliminate their chances in becoming a professional pilot. During the last resession, I had $300 on account at a local FBO. The FBO had been bought out by a Japanese company that was bringing students over giving instruction and then sending them back to Japan with a CPL, multi and insturment rating. About a year after this buyout occurred, the FBO/Flight academy weny BK. Some of the students lost a lot of money and were stuck here without a place to stay or a ticket home. I think they all eventually made it home ok. I showed up the day after the doors were closed. All I had in it was $300. One of the instructors was in the office. I talked him into letting me take some folding tables from the classroom in exchange for taking my $300 off of the books. I still have and use the tables (this was 18 yrs ago). I know the tables weren't worth $300, but I know I did better than most of the students. Those poor people. This may be the deal breaker that will eliminate their chances in becoming a professional pilot. During the last resession, I had $300 on account at a local FBO. The FBO had been bought out by a Japanese company that was bringing students over giving instruction and then sending them back to Japan with a CPL, multi and insturment rating.

About a year after this buyout occurred, the FBO/Flight academy weny BK. Some of the students lost a lot of money and were stuck here without a place to stay or a ticket home. I think they all eventually made it home ok.

I showed up the day after the doors were closed. All I had in it was $300. One of the instructors was in the office. I talked him into letting me take some folding tables from the classroom in exchange for taking my $300 off of the books. I still have and use the tables (this was 18 yrs ago). I know the tables weren’t worth $300, but I know I did better than most of the students.

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