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Welcome to Episode 264. This episode is for flight instructors and those who are considering becoming a flight instructor, but instead of an episode about the technical details involved in instructing we will discuss how you can have a successful flight instructing business. Joining the discussion are CFI’s Tom Frick, Bill English, and Russ Roslewski.
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Cruise Flight (Talking Points):
- How to get started as a new CFI
- Getting over initial anxiety and fears of flight instructing
- Establishing yourself/building skills and reputation
- Setting your rate
- Hourly vs day rate
- Should you charge for pre and post-flight? (carl)
- How do you get paid? (carl)
- Flight school vs independent
- Listen to Part 2 for the remainder of the discussion.
After Landing Checklist:
Picks Of The Week:
Carl - https://www.sportaviationshowcase.com/
Tom - https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/advanced-training/cfi
Russ - Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28439264-spaceman
Bill - http://code7700.com/
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