Comments on: Trade ya!

By: William Dillon

William Dillon — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:08:01 +0000

When I was 16, working on my pilot’s license for the first time, (now I’m 31, working on it for the second time!) I used to do yard work for aircraft time and flight instruction. It was a good deal, but it turned out that the required yard work was finite. I ran out of chores before soloing.

By: Billy Craft

Billy Craft — Fri, 20 May 2011 15:03:21 +0000

Yes, I traded dual instrument instruction for use of our C182. It worked out well for both of us. I got some really quality instruction and my CFII got the use of a very nice 182. All parties satisfied.

By: Andrew Woeber

Andrew Woeber — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:58:29 +0000

Yes, I have traded services to improve my flight instruction business. I traded with a marketing company owner to develop a corporate identity and design a website (teachu2fly.com) for me. This person wanted to transition to G1000 avionics so I gave him training in my Redbird TD. We continue to fly together trading development of brochures and other marketing materials for instruction. I also traded flight instruction with the website programmer. This trade resulted in a private pilot certificate for the programmer in April of this year. That student bought a share of a Piper Archer and is starting on an instrument rating. I have also traded instrument flight instruction for the use of a different owner’s airplane. As a small business I am always on the lookaout for ways to reduce the amount of cash I have to spend to get what I need for my business. I also trade instrument approaches with other instructors in my simulator as a way to stay current.

By: Fred Wilson

Fred Wilson — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:48:30 +0000

Yes, lots of times. Currently have a student who has a lawn service business. Gardening for flight instruction and airplane time.

By: Cliff Robinson

Cliff Robinson — Fri, 06 May 2011 13:54:53 +0000

I once traded 2 hrs of acro insruction in my Decathlon for a S&W 357 pistol.

By: Herb Ludgewait

Herb Ludgewait — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:56:06 +0000

As an independent CFI, I sometimes trade dual time for customer’s aircraft time if the client’s plane has more capability than mine