Robbie S. wrote:
I am a student pilot with about 60 hours starting out on x-country work
right now. I recently bought a C182 Skylane and decided to keep it at an
airport that is 18 NM from my training airport for the simple reason that
the monthly cost of the hanger rental was $155 cheaper. I asked my CFI to
let me know if I could use that aiport as the satellite airport so I could
fly solo from the satellite airport to my training airport, pick up my CFI,
do my dual/solo training and then bring the 182 back to its home. My CFI
informed me that the regs require that I leave and come back to the primary
training airport, so either I move my plane to his aiport or use one of the
flight schools airplanes to do my trianing.

He also presented an option, that he would drive in his car to my C182's
airport, then I fly dual from there to the primary training aiport, drop him
there and then do my x-country or other things, then pick him up again and
take him to my plane's airport, from where he would drive back to the
training airport...ad nauseum....

This whole scenario sounds absurd and illogical to me. I do have the option
of switching flight schools to where my plane is located. I know a lot of
people in this forum have a very in-depth knowledge of the regs.... please
advise what would be the best course of action under this scenario.

Thank you.

...Robbie.

I'll not pretend to know the regs, but I do know the consequences of
changing CFIs having gone through 4 to get to the check ride.

Each new CFI is most likely going to run you through stuff you've already
done to ensure him/her self you are ready for new stuff.

If you are where you should be, this will be a giant waste of time and
money doing review of stuff you already know.

If you are ready for your solo cross countries you are almost at the end
of training and if I were in your situation I would do whatever it takes
to keep the current CFI and take the check ride ASAP.

For the curious:

CFI 1: My work hours changed to hours incompatible with the CFI's work
hours.

CFI 2: Developed health and personal problems and stopped instructing.

CFI 3: Got a commercial pilot job.

On the minus side, on the day of the check ride, 113.5 hours total,
19.3 cross country, 92.3 dual.

On the plus side, the examiner cut it short (my first thought was, crap
what did I screw up?), said to head back to the airport and then said
congratulations.


--
Jim Pennino

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