uncreative
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On Saturday I was moved to a different plane that had some different flying characteristics (still a 172, but tended to really float on landing, confirmed by my CFI who said others don't like this plane). I spent about 3 hours doing pattern work at different airports and just completely botching the landings, to the point that the instructor had to take over on the last one. This comes on the heels of my first solo and passing the written earlier this week, so it was a frustrating letdown after I felt like I was starting to get my head wrapped around flying.
So carrying this frustration, as I head back to pay and find out which plane we have for my planned XC, we discover that we have no plane. This has been scheduled for almost 2 weeks. My CFI didn't really have an explanation for what happened. I have spent $3,000 there since the beginning of the month, and felt like there should have been some effort to figure something out. I guess they're busy enough that someone like me is just a drop in the bucket.
I'm planning on calling the owner once to express my concerns. Ever since I have started I've felt like the flight school/FBO experience has been one of the most customer unfriendly experiences I've dealt with. I have changed schools once already and unfortunately the experiences have been the same. People seem to be disorganized, late, last minute cancellations, lesson plans get changed because we need to go a different field to get fuel thats .10/gallon cheaper, etc.
Am I out of line with my expectations? I have a family and a demanding job, so when I have something scheduled its at the expense of something else. Is this a normal experience with FBOs and CFIs?
So carrying this frustration, as I head back to pay and find out which plane we have for my planned XC, we discover that we have no plane. This has been scheduled for almost 2 weeks. My CFI didn't really have an explanation for what happened. I have spent $3,000 there since the beginning of the month, and felt like there should have been some effort to figure something out. I guess they're busy enough that someone like me is just a drop in the bucket.
I'm planning on calling the owner once to express my concerns. Ever since I have started I've felt like the flight school/FBO experience has been one of the most customer unfriendly experiences I've dealt with. I have changed schools once already and unfortunately the experiences have been the same. People seem to be disorganized, late, last minute cancellations, lesson plans get changed because we need to go a different field to get fuel thats .10/gallon cheaper, etc.
Am I out of line with my expectations? I have a family and a demanding job, so when I have something scheduled its at the expense of something else. Is this a normal experience with FBOs and CFIs?