Pjsmith
Line Up and Wait
My sister and I just purchased a plane together. I am a newly minted ppl, and she's a 20 hr student. The plan was for me to build time and go after the instrument ticket, and her to finish the pp in our plane. She was using the same CFI that I had, and the plan was working very well.
So, of course, some freakin' thing had to screw it up.
The CFI gets a new job as a transport pilot, and jumps at it, meanwhile - and understandably - leaving my sister in the dust.
This seems like the perfect time to have her start training at the airport where the plane is hangared (long story, but we couldn't keep the a/c at the airport where I trained and my sister is training currently). 2 of 3 CFIs at new airport decline to teach students in their own plane, claiming liability issues. Third is 'thinking about it'. Obviously, this causes some problems.
Has anyone run into this before. I've thought quite a bit about it, and looked through the FARs and can't figure out what 'liability' these people might be worried about that isn't covered by adequate insurance (we have it, and they have their own CFI policies too). But what do I know, I've only been practicing law for a dozen years.
Is this simply an attempt to steer students to flight line rentals? Any idea where to find a good instructor in McHenry County, Illinois who would not have a problem teaching in the student's ac? Any tips would be appreciated.
So, of course, some freakin' thing had to screw it up.
The CFI gets a new job as a transport pilot, and jumps at it, meanwhile - and understandably - leaving my sister in the dust.
This seems like the perfect time to have her start training at the airport where the plane is hangared (long story, but we couldn't keep the a/c at the airport where I trained and my sister is training currently). 2 of 3 CFIs at new airport decline to teach students in their own plane, claiming liability issues. Third is 'thinking about it'. Obviously, this causes some problems.
Has anyone run into this before. I've thought quite a bit about it, and looked through the FARs and can't figure out what 'liability' these people might be worried about that isn't covered by adequate insurance (we have it, and they have their own CFI policies too). But what do I know, I've only been practicing law for a dozen years.
Is this simply an attempt to steer students to flight line rentals? Any idea where to find a good instructor in McHenry County, Illinois who would not have a problem teaching in the student's ac? Any tips would be appreciated.