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Originally Posted by ElyJs  For those that think that getting a foreign student training contract is easy think again. They have solicited almost every flight training organization in the United States. You cannot count on a dime until the students get in the airplane. I personally know of one FBO owner that flew all of the way to China only to realize what was really going on.
To even really be a contender in these bids you are going to have to take a big risk by investing in housing, airplanes, simulators etc BEFORE they will consider you. This does not mean they won't talk to you either. Be very careful with that one.
-Jason |
Not saying it is easy, but I know one JCer that did very well very quickly. i personally am not patient enough to work out the details, and yes some of these guys are demanding, high maintenance and as pointed out in a recent thread the "Engrish" is a barrier.
One similar opportunity is getting with some JAA schools, and working out a partnership for the 100 hr P1 time building requirement. Hourly cost in Europe are high, and a lot of schools dont want to enter a partnership with a school that does a lot of training. but if you just specialized in training for a faa private validation, time building and then ship them back to Europe, I bet you could do a very profitable bidness. Key to that would be build a personal relationship with the owner in Europe. i wouldnt start a flight school from scratch though.
