- How you learn and does your personality “fit” with your instructor? Are you a visual or textual learner? Do you learn from a variety of media? I use PowerPoint, whiteboards, YouTube references, and simulators to teach the material.
We will spend a lot of time together, both on the ground and in the air. It is important not only be able to learn the materials but enjoy the journey together.
Be sure to meet your potential instructor to discuss their methods and get a feel for their personality, motivation, and teaching approach before you commit to training.
- What is the experience of your instructor? I bring thousands of hours of flight time and instruction, as well as the real-world experience of the IFR flying environment. Aircraft I have flown include:
DA-40, T-6 SNJ, T-34 Mentor, Beechcraft 250, 300, 90, 76, C23, Maule MX-7, Cessna 152, 172, 182, 206, 421, Citation 501. E175 and B-737 (Level D Sim), L39 Albatross, Grumman Cheeta. PA 28, PA 28-R200, PA 32-301, SR20 (G6), SR22 (6/7), SR22T (G6), SF50 (G2/G2+).
3.Does your instructor enjoy teaching, or is time building to move to their next job? I have been instructing for over 25 years. I instruct because I love to share the fun and excitement of instrument flying. I enjoy the technical challenges that instrument flying creates and passing that experience to others. I have already been at an airline and have no plans to do that again.
- Does your instructor receive positive reviews? I encourage you to read both my client and colleague 5 Star reviews.