EricJ Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) I'm here in Longview, TX, at Maxwell's shop to pick up my airplane and the CFI that I had scheduled with and confirmed for my transition time just bailed. Is anybody with a CFI in the area available by some miracle or know somebody? Kinda in a pinch here. I hate to do this, but my cell # is 480-363-9937. The ringer is often off, but I will respond to texts. Edited September 19, 2017 by EricJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Don should either have or know a local CFII. Hope it works out well for you. Welcome aboard (almost )!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Just now, Hank said: Don should either have or know a local CFII. Hope it works out well for you. Welcome aboard (almost )!! Unfortunately, that's who bailed on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 11 minutes ago, EricJ said: Unfortunately, that's who bailed on me. Sorry!! Wish I could help, but I'm neither an instructor nor in Tejas . . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) Buy me a ticket and I will fly it back for you. I can check if Rene is available if you like. Work is a little slow right now... Edited September 19, 2017 by N201MKTurbo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 3 hours ago, N201MKTurbo said: Buy me a ticket and I will fly it back for you. I can check if Rene is available if you like. Work is a little slow right now... Thought of that, but it looks like we may have it handled. Fingers crossed. I think in the future when I book a CFI, even one that asks for and acknowledges confirmation on the day before, I'll check whether they have higher priority gigs like charters or whatever that can bounce you on pretty much no notice. That said, it was fun to hang out at Maxwell's for a while this morning. I like those guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Update: Huge kudos to Robert Garza, a local Longview, TX, CFI and overall Good Dude, who stepped up and rearranged his schedule to help a Mooney refugee. Flew a full non-stop checkout mission this afternoon and met my minimum insurance time and feel comfortable flying home from here, so I call that a success. Airplane is not squawk-free, but I would have been shocked if it was. It'll be a work in progress for a while yet, I think. I'm not gonna name the original guy because I totally get that he opted for where he gets his bread and butter, and I really can't fault that. He did spend some effort today trying to backfill the position, which I appreciated. Robert got recommended from multiple sources and it worked out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glafaille Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Have a fun and safe trip home! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Bob Cabe has been known to travel for this type of work... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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