tylerkhn
Filing Flight Plan
Hello everyone,
I'm new to this forum, and am new to flying. Let me tell you a little about my background before I get to my questions.
I'm in the Air Force stationed at JBER in Anchorage, AK. I took ground school at University of Alaska Anchorage. I didn't do to well in that class because of conflicting shift schedule and being deployed. I have yet to fly loggable hours. So here's where I'm having some questions.
Is there anybody, in the Anchorage area or up in the valley, that is CFI that would be willing to instruct at my own pace? I ask this because a lot of the flight schools I've looked at, you fly on their schedule, and being in the military I can't be on a reocurring schedule. Ex: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 1500-1700.
This is more or less for you GI's out there, does the MGIB or Post 9/11 cover your PPL? I know it covers additional ratings, but can't find if it covers PPL or not.
And this is me dreaming, but is it practical to start a flight training school/flight seeing/maintenance shop in this economy? I'm a F-22 and C-17 mechanic, and I am working on my A&P right now. I am hoping to still be in Alaska when my enlistment is up. I understand initial investments, overhead costs, etc. I figured that being in Alaska, you could offer flightseeing services on top of flight training and maintenance.
Any experience/links/information is greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading.
I'm new to this forum, and am new to flying. Let me tell you a little about my background before I get to my questions.
I'm in the Air Force stationed at JBER in Anchorage, AK. I took ground school at University of Alaska Anchorage. I didn't do to well in that class because of conflicting shift schedule and being deployed. I have yet to fly loggable hours. So here's where I'm having some questions.
Is there anybody, in the Anchorage area or up in the valley, that is CFI that would be willing to instruct at my own pace? I ask this because a lot of the flight schools I've looked at, you fly on their schedule, and being in the military I can't be on a reocurring schedule. Ex: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 1500-1700.
This is more or less for you GI's out there, does the MGIB or Post 9/11 cover your PPL? I know it covers additional ratings, but can't find if it covers PPL or not.
And this is me dreaming, but is it practical to start a flight training school/flight seeing/maintenance shop in this economy? I'm a F-22 and C-17 mechanic, and I am working on my A&P right now. I am hoping to still be in Alaska when my enlistment is up. I understand initial investments, overhead costs, etc. I figured that being in Alaska, you could offer flightseeing services on top of flight training and maintenance.
Any experience/links/information is greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading.
