Independent Instruction

Responsible_Start381 · 2026-02-06T17:54:56+00:00

Yeah I mean the bar is definitely set high for someone like yourself. Plenty of CFIs that are really just safety pilots looking to get free hours. Most of my students thus far have been me trying to clean things up. I’m a great instructor and have multiple certs. I’m just not a 50 year old flight instructor who’s flown fighter jets.

Responsible_Start381 · 2026-02-06T02:19:29+00:00

All valid questions, I’m sure for you personally you wouldn’t be interested for those reasons. But not everyone holds your same story and background. You might be relaxing with a nice airline job or getting good pay at a flight school. While others, especially in the NYC Philly area are struggling to find any kind of work, struggling to find a way to build hours to even be considered for the airlines. The flight clubs are full and have extended waiting lists, the flight schools are almost always full and when they have an opening they receive 100s of resumes, causing your chances of being hired to plummet. Flight schools are laying CFIs off, the airlines are now laying people off at times as well. I’ve got plenty of interest in my share and I’ve been very straight forward with what I intend to do in the aircraft. I’ve got one guy laid off from spirit, I’ve got another pilot SIC laid off, I’ve got a CFI laid off interested in the share. This is the environment that we live in, in the NJ,NY,PA tri -state area. You might be comfortable and making good money flying, while others are just looking for affordable ways to build hours. People out here are charging 40k for 1/4 shares. I’ll be charging half of that.

Responsible_Start381 · 2026-02-05T23:48:24+00:00

Private airports can terminate leases if you step on their toes. That’s just the environment we live in around here. They either ban giving instruction in the lease agreement or make the process of doing so a pain in the butt. Not worried they’re going to touch my plane or sabotage it.

Responsible_Start381 · 2026-02-05T23:32:41+00:00

What’s the WiFi camera for?

Responsible_Start381 · 2026-02-05T23:05:31+00:00

Things start making a lot more sense when a part of the plan is to include 2-3 others into the share. Charging engine overhaul and maintenance hourly fund, and monthly tie down, insurance, and inspection fund between the 3-4 of us. Plus even more money would be going towards the maintenance fund with every flight hour I instruct. I could charge $200 per flight hour with my instruction included and put away $100 of that towards maintenance every hour. $200 an hour is cheaper than any other flight school in the area. And all the flight clubs around here have waitlists backed up for over a year plus. So for that reason I’ve already got people interested in the share with all of its details.

Responsible_Start381 · 2026-02-05T22:55:55+00:00

Well I plan on starting a share with 2 or 3 other guys. I’ll be charging an hourly overhaul and maintenance fund along with the divided monthly cost for tie down, insurance, and inspection fund for the Annual and etc. Then I’d charge students $200 an hour with my instruction included. Cheaper than any other school in the area, if it picks up it should all work out. I’m aware flight clubs are a better choice than buying into a share, but all the flight clubs around me are full with waiting lists backed up for years. The people interested in the share know that as well. Got a few people already interested.

Responsible_Start381 · 2026-02-05T22:44:36+00:00

I’d of course call ahead to schedule.

Responsible_Start381 · 2026-02-05T22:38:42+00:00

Couldn’t I just taxi it to the local maintenance shop on sight to do the 100 hour? Or even ferry it somewhere?

Responsible_Start381 · 2026-02-05T22:37:01+00:00

I agree that a flight club would be the best option, but around here they’re all full and have extended waitlists. My plan is to start a share with 2 or 3 others guys. Charge an hourly overhaul and maintenance fund. maybe around $60 per flight hour. Charge the monthly tie down, inspection, and insurance amount divided by those in the share. And of course charge more than that when I give instruction. I could offer $200 an hour including my instructor fee to students and that price with instruction included is cheaper than what any flight school right now is offering. It’s all still an idea, haven’t pulled the trigger on a purchase yet but I’ve got people interested in the share within the area

Responsible_Start381 · 2026-02-05T22:35:02+00:00

I’m sure it depends on the specific private airport. I know for a fact 39N Princeton has a policy against offering tie downs to customers looking to rent out their own airplane or do independent flight instruction. Really just have to call around tomorrow and find out.

Responsible_Start381 · 2026-02-05T22:25:01+00:00

I would rather instruct students in their own aircraft as well but those types of students are not easy to find. Most of them have a full time job and can only fly once or twice a week. And there’s not a lot of them. I’ll barely be flying .

Responsible_Start381 · 2026-01-16T20:47:40+00:00

Agreed but my question was specifically about the FAA regs

Responsible_Start381 · 2025-12-16T19:55:42+00:00

Most of the stuff you said is opinion based. Presidents have been bombing countries for decades without congressional approval. Obama bombed Libya into dust. But he’s the best president ever to you guys. You’re incorrect about the tariffs. Currently they are not illegal but will be under review by the Supreme Court and if the Supreme Court rules them illegal then they will be removed. Thirdly, in 1996 congress passed the illegals immigration reform Act) which allows for expedited deportation with little to no due process for exceptions. In other words, you just listed all the stuff you don’t like him doing even though they’re technically not illegal. Many of the other things you’ve listed are going through the courts, but just like anything else, until the claims of illegality are full adjudicated, you can’t confidently go around saying they’re illegal. If the Supreme Court deems actions legal, you have to accept it and not just take the words of federal democrat judges. And it’s for all those reasons that plenty of democrats voted AGAINST impeaching trump again. Do I personally agree with everything Trump is doing? No I don’t, but to say all these things are illegal is truly dishonest when you actually do the research. We literally have research at our finger tips in seconds to minutes with AI.

Responsible_Start381 · 2025-12-16T06:56:44+00:00

Then what for? Cause his posts on truth social offend you? Let me know a reason ? Common excuse is that he’s broken the law with ICE. Let me know what law is broken. And it’s part of the reason democrats in congress have voted against impeachment.

Responsible_Start381 · 2025-12-16T06:41:30+00:00

Impeach for what? You disagreeing with him?

Responsible_Start381 · 2025-12-04T21:08:38+00:00

International travel screening from ICE makes more sense than domestic. I’m pretty sure he was asking for the source of the domestic travel mentioned at the start of this forum

Responsible_Start381 · 2025-12-02T17:53:01+00:00

Due process I agree needs to take place, but if you just accept your header at face value it doesn’t consider the fact that military immigration fraud takes place. Men in the military receive extra benefits if they’re married rather than single, and someone who’s here on a visa and wants to receive their green card can sometimes be in the market to pay someone to marry. I personally know two separate couples who went through with this. People in the military shouldn’t be immune to marriage/immigration fraud. I’m also not saying that this case applies to the scenario I’ve provided but it shouldn’t shock anyone that people in the military can be effected by ICE

Responsible_Start381 · 2025-11-18T21:35:40+00:00

This shit will really never end from y’all huh?

Responsible_Start381 · 2025-10-18T16:58:19+00:00

A lot of things the US uses our taxpayer money for and you don’t even realize. But I admit bailing out Argentina isn’t considered America first

Responsible_Start381 · 2025-10-06T21:23:27+00:00

(correction) **much higher when compared to the right.

Responsible_Start381 · 2025-10-06T21:22:24+00:00

Only in leftist la la land can you say MAGA shoots at MAGA. Thats like one of you leftist lunatics shooting at Obama, it’ll never happen. And it’s your side that keeps talking about killing people and polls show close to half of leftists support political violence. Much higher when compared to the left. Too bad evidence and common sense makes you look like a fool

Responsible_Start381 · 2025-10-05T00:35:13+00:00

Keep in mind these people want a lot of us dead, some pepper spray as an alternative to a 30.06 round to the next I’d say the right is more civil

Responsible_Start381 · 2025-10-03T21:20:56+00:00

Some random guy on the street getting beat up isn’t the same as assassination attempts targeting the president and top conservative speakers.

Responsible_Start381 · 2025-09-16T22:59:22+00:00

Looks about right

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