Snohomish flying school - WA
03-10-2008, 01:12 PM
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Snohomish flying school - WA
Hello am working to get back into flying after retiring from the military and looking into schools in the NW as i am currently living in Seattle area.
Does anyone have information on Snohomish flying school out of Harvey Field? My current plan is to get current again (Comm MEL and inst rated) and pick up Comm SEL and CFI ratings thru part 141 school and teach to supplement my retirement ...
Wanted to know if anyone had any first hand experience or knew of anyone that i could contact...
thanks in advance
Does anyone have information on Snohomish flying school out of Harvey Field? My current plan is to get current again (Comm MEL and inst rated) and pick up Comm SEL and CFI ratings thru part 141 school and teach to supplement my retirement ...
Wanted to know if anyone had any first hand experience or knew of anyone that i could contact...
thanks in advance
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03-10-2008, 04:45 PM
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I worked there all last summer (2007) and if you have any questions I would be more then happy to answer your questions. They'd love to have you first of all, and it sounds like you would be the right fit for their flight school. I can refer you to the chief pilot and/or flight school manager.
I left because I had to finish my last couple quarters at college and won't return now because I'll be flying for Horizon.
I left because I had to finish my last couple quarters at college and won't return now because I'll be flying for Horizon.
03-10-2008, 09:51 PM
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re: Snohomish flying school - Wa
I worked there all last summer (2007) and if you have any questions I would be more then happy to answer your questions. They'd love to have you first of all, and it sounds like you would be the right fit for their flight school. I can refer you to the chief pilot and/or flight school manager.
Do they have a good ground school program or will I need to get my own materials? I will be very rusty in all areas
Do they hire the CFI's they train?
How busy is the school on average?
How many hours were you getting in a month?
Pay and benefits?
can forward response to my yahoo acct if that is better place to answer questions ... mfmeyer "at" yahoo.com
thanks for the assistance
03-11-2008, 12:41 AM
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No problem, I worked there as a CFI/CFII/MEI and flew and taught in all of the aircraft they have except the tailwheel (champ):
3 172n
1 172s
1 182
1 177RG
1 1959 Piper Apache (PA23-160)
3-4 152
1 Aeronca Champ
Its not a technically advanced fleet but they run well and are decently maintained. They fulfill their role for teaching the fundamentals. They will also eventually get the new Cessna trainer (Skycatcher) and have or will get a aircraft to train people for their sport pilot cert.\
I instructed there for 5 months and got about 400 hours during that time, one month I billed about 205 hours (ground + flight) with 140-150 of that being flight hours. If you are willing to fly, they will find people to fly with you. I did it just about 7 days a week.
Do they have a good ground school program or will I need to get my own materials?
They are a Cessna Pilot Center and use the Computer Based Training combined with one on one instruction for most of the certificates. They sometimes use the Jeppesen syllabus and are willing in most cases to do the training under Part 141 or 61.
They have plenty of materials and videos to get you up to speed with, you can even check out a lot for free.
Do they hire the CFI's they train?
Most definitely!
How busy is the school on average?
Summer is very busy, lots of fun scenics, opportunities to do occasional 135 charter in the 177rg. When the rain comes, the flying starts to slow considerably. This is where being a CFII can help keep you busy. I mentioned how many hours I got above. I know that they are willing to work with your schedule and in most cases will be just happy with you coming and working 2 maybe 3 days out of the whole week as long as the time your there you are beneficial.
Pay and benefits?
I won't say what I was getting, but according to a friend of mine who is just a CFI, $20 is the hourly rate. Not sure on the benefits, you get a 15 percent employee discount on aircraft rental, and get paid more per hour for each hour you work over a certain value (I can't remember) each month.
Overall it is a fun little airport to fly into, and an excellent area to train in with a little bit of everything to keep you from getting to bored and the students busy.
Class D (Paine) to the west, busy non-towered field to the north (Arlington), Beautiful flights to the north with Bellingham and Friday Harbor just over 50 nm. Seattle Class B to the south not close enough to mess with training, but close enough to give students experience down there.
If there are any more questions you have, please let me know - glad to help.
3 172n
1 172s
1 182
1 177RG
1 1959 Piper Apache (PA23-160)
3-4 152
1 Aeronca Champ
Its not a technically advanced fleet but they run well and are decently maintained. They fulfill their role for teaching the fundamentals. They will also eventually get the new Cessna trainer (Skycatcher) and have or will get a aircraft to train people for their sport pilot cert.\
I instructed there for 5 months and got about 400 hours during that time, one month I billed about 205 hours (ground + flight) with 140-150 of that being flight hours. If you are willing to fly, they will find people to fly with you. I did it just about 7 days a week.
Do they have a good ground school program or will I need to get my own materials?
They are a Cessna Pilot Center and use the Computer Based Training combined with one on one instruction for most of the certificates. They sometimes use the Jeppesen syllabus and are willing in most cases to do the training under Part 141 or 61.
They have plenty of materials and videos to get you up to speed with, you can even check out a lot for free.
Do they hire the CFI's they train?
Most definitely!
How busy is the school on average?
Summer is very busy, lots of fun scenics, opportunities to do occasional 135 charter in the 177rg. When the rain comes, the flying starts to slow considerably. This is where being a CFII can help keep you busy. I mentioned how many hours I got above. I know that they are willing to work with your schedule and in most cases will be just happy with you coming and working 2 maybe 3 days out of the whole week as long as the time your there you are beneficial.
Pay and benefits?
I won't say what I was getting, but according to a friend of mine who is just a CFI, $20 is the hourly rate. Not sure on the benefits, you get a 15 percent employee discount on aircraft rental, and get paid more per hour for each hour you work over a certain value (I can't remember) each month.
Overall it is a fun little airport to fly into, and an excellent area to train in with a little bit of everything to keep you from getting to bored and the students busy.
Class D (Paine) to the west, busy non-towered field to the north (Arlington), Beautiful flights to the north with Bellingham and Friday Harbor just over 50 nm. Seattle Class B to the south not close enough to mess with training, but close enough to give students experience down there.
If there are any more questions you have, please let me know - glad to help.
04-28-2008, 09:19 PM
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Hey I just came upon this post and I plan to move back to Western Washington in the middle of June after I complete my four year degree in Florida. It seems they are always hiring, but I was wondering if you got any multi-time while instructing there and how much monthly. Also, instrument time if you remember. Congrats on Horizon.
(I really hope not to end up in AZ for the summer. I love the NW.)
(I really hope not to end up in AZ for the summer. I love the NW.)
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