Listen "SMAC265 You Can Have a Successful Flight Instructing Business Part 2"
Episode Synopsis
Welcome to Episode 265. 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. Today we continue our discussion from the last episode.
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Cruise Flight (Talking Points):
Part 1 recap
Day vs hourly rates.
Flight school vs independent: some additional thoughts to part 1.
Employee vs 1099 (contractor)
Why some schools don’t give you a choice.
Corp to corp bill.
S, C or LLC.
Talk to your accountant.
Benefits
Students provided by the school
Insurance. (carl or victoria)
https://air-pros.com
Types of students
Primary
Advanced (instrument / commercial)
Multi-engine
Non-rating-seeking (proficiency and refresher training)
Even type rating.
Seeing a market/creating a niche
Recurrency (FIRC)
In-person
Online
After Landing Checklist:
Picks Of The Week:
Carl – https://amzn.to/35CqeBo
The Savvy Flight Instructor: Secrets of the Successful CFI Second Edition
Russ – Library of Congress Historical Sectional Maps https://www.loc.gov/item/2009582532/
Bill – https://www.facebook.com/kimlysak https://www.facebook.com/AdvancingAviation
Sean – Free syllabi for CFIs https://www.gleimaviation.com/resources/free-downloads/, https://www.asa2fly.com/Pilots-Manual-Private-Pilot-Syllabus-PDF-P3805.aspx, https://www.sportys.com/syllabus, https://www.kingschools.com/cfi/documents/king-schools-private-pilot-syllabus.pdf
Tom – https://www.cloudahoy.com/
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