No I am in glendale and this is Angel Aviation
At GEU
I called the office and asked them to give me one hour of flight time after fixing the airplane and get it ready
But they didn't get back to me yet!
I appreciate all here giving me their words
I know there are a lot of great people out there, love to help others and support each others!
I know as my old CFI told me when I was first doing dual training: that the ATC will come with the time and nobody perfect with that, specially if your english not the mother language.. !
But with the time u become better!
That is why I don't fly faraway and don't go to complicated airspace, just flying around small airports and practice with my ATC APP
I have total of about 80 hours now, still not much but if this repeated again and again will make it hard to trust schools anymore! My goal was to get my 50 hours cross-country done so I can get my IFR
So I been saving each cent for all IFR stuff but now I am bleeding becaue of these two situations!
I understand that ATC is important, but I was about to ask the Tower to repeat it or say it slowly!
Plus that the audio in that airplane was not clear at all !
Thank you for all your inputs guys
Omar
Like others said here, I don't know what you are actually asking for here, but if I had to take a guess, I would say you are looking for someone to say that taking your money without the result you wanted isn't fair and that you are owed something. Honestly that is probably not going to happen. Nothing wrong with asking if they can help you out since the airplane was having issues, but it's not something you can expect. I think almost every single one of us has had mechanical issues with a rental plane and I'll bet 99% of us paid for that problem too. Most small schools struggle to make a profit. And that CFI that wouldn't sign you off, was still working for you. I'm guessing you wouldn't want to do a job for someone and then not get paid either. It's his job to make sure you are safe, and for whatever reason he didn't feel you were. I have met a few CFI's that were a bit ridiculous, but most are simply trying to do the best job they can which is to make sure you are not going to hurt yourself or someone else. If he signed you off and you went and hurt yourself or someone else, he would certainly be looked at too.
I took my first flight lesson when I was 18. I tried for years to get my ppl, but money, time, family, lack of cfi's etc. prevented me from completing it. At 40 I decided it was now or never. I did it. I value that achievement because of that adversity. Finances improved, and I now have my own airplane, so don't give up.
I do have a couple suggestions for you. I know several people who have gone and gotten a part time job at an FBO and their pay was given in flight time. Maybe call around and see if you can work off the time. You will not only get that precious flight time you want, but also make some friends and contacts along the way. The more people you know in this industry/hobby the better. You might be surprised at the opportunities that arise when you spend more time around it. Remember if you want something bad enough there is always a way. If you don't achieve it, you probably didn't want it bad enough.
Second suggestion would be to do arm chair/simulator flying. This is free! Pull up LiveATC or any other service that streams ATC, and spend some time listening to some channels. Preferably the ones you had issues with in the first place. Practice repeating what a controller said.
Last suggestion. You have a computer, do you have a simulator? I think every pilot should have one. Doesn't need to be fancy. You can set one up with a cheap yoke and the software for $100. You don't even need a yoke if you want to do it cheap. In my opinion, the best use of a simulator, isn't actually flying the plane, but practicing procedures. Simulators don't do that well at giving you stick skills, but they are great for everything else. Try out PilotEdge. For like $20 a month you can connect xplane to simulated ATC. These are real people that act as controllers, and you can simulate everything you would ever do in real life. You can do it as often as you would like without any additional cost. My son started taking lessons, and one of the first things I had him do was start working through the lessons on PilotEdge. He would fly the same routes over and over. We fly out of a pilot controlled airport, so talking to ATC is scary for everyone at first. His CFI is astonished at his radio work. She said it must be because your dad is a pilot. Nope it's because he practiced at home, over and over. This will end up being an INVALUABLE tool if you do continue into IFR training. In theory you can be practically prepared for a checkride by studying, watching videos, and flying the simulator, before you even take your first IFR lesson. Then you can spend all your time learning how to actually fly in IMC.
So like I said, if you want something bad enough there is always a way, and likely an affordable way to do it if you get creative and put in the effort.
Best of luck to you!
