On this weeks episode of "Flight Training The Way I See It" we start by  diving into the discussion about the historic government shut down and how it's affecting general aviation. We then say why flight school instructor hourly rates can be extremely misleading for individuals looking to begin their flight training. There is also the checkride tip of the week. This checkride tip explains the "Are there quotas" question for DPE's?  The marketing tip will defiantly help a new CFI get business fast and finally we close out the show with the second part of our continued conversation from las week about eights on pylons and we look in more detail at the doubling effect and history of this maneuver..

Mike discusses his new year's resolutions and a recap of the 2018 regulations that brought music to the industry's ears! We discuss how important it is to make sure you're eligible for the test you're scheduled to take with your DPE and how to stay out of a pinch. As always we have a marketing tip of the week.  This one tailored for in house competition within flight schools and how to distinguish yourself against your peers. We then take off the blinders and bring insight into the truth and reality behind flying for a regional airline!  We wrap up the show by discussing another maneuver, called Eights on Pylons, and how you can see pivotal altitude from too high, too low and just right.  

With the holiday season slowly coming to an end we bring further insight into flying the new pay and benefits structure of the West Coast based regional carrier, Skywest. We then discuss another checkride and marketing tip, and then give you some of our favorite locations to fly near our primary location Palo Alto, CA. We then wrap up this episode with a conversation regarding the mysterious history and how to really perform steep spirals the way they were intended to be..

On this weeks episode we talk about the latest FAA announcement regarding certain ASPEN aviation displays. Be sure to read up on this bulletin! We also cover other news from the FAA regarding "GFA" killing the FA as we know it. Then we transition into conversation of another tip to help you during your CFI Checkride, you won't want to miss this one! After, we discuss the diesel JET-A 172 and what to expect when flying this type of aircraft. Finally to finish the show, we felt it was necessary to sharing some personal favorite flying locations in the Southwest Florida area for the next time you visit. 

This week we talk about the new dawn of electric aircraft and the operational cost of owning one, we cover how to log Pilot in Command time (Pilot Logbooks regulation 61.51) and of course another checkride tip. Then, we consider the original cause leading to the shortage of commercial pilots and why using block rates as an instructor is not effective. We finish the show with our upcoming CFI Class dates in Miami, FL and Palo Alto, CA.

In this weeks episode we dive deeper into the confusion of part 61.31, then we take a look into the up and coming "Flight school Association of North America” conference in Orlando during February.  Mike gives you another checkride tip and you’ll hear about the true costs of flying and how to keep passengers interested in going along.  We’ll look at two more apps we use at CFI Bootcamp and the then there is the marketing lesson of the week. Finally we conclude with talk about the latest CFI Bootcamp class in KPAO.

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On this episode we discuss the upcoming publications of the ATP & Authorized Instructor ACS. We also talk about a few more apps we use at CFI Bootcamp and how a Groupon marketing strategy should be approached