recruiting new students

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How did you all recruit your first students when you were a new CFI? Is most busniness made with walk ins? what kind of advertising works best?
 
I put a gun to their heads and said, "You get in this plane and you friggin learn!""

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Seriously, my first student at the flight school was a call-in. He called, and said that he wanted to get a pilot's license. The CFI he was going to fly with had a side corporate gig and was off on a trip. Well, I had been with the flight school for, oh, 45 minutes, so I covered it.

Alot of the students were walk-ins and call-ins. Some were hand-me-downs. Some were people that saw me wearing my uniform shirt at the movies (true). Or a convenience store. One was a chick that I met in a club. A guy I went to school with.

The list goes on and on and on . . .
 
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One was a chick that I met in a club.

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Lindsey?
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I can see it now:

Lloyd: "You wanna dance ?"
chick: "No, not tonight."
Lloyd: "You, should want to dance with me. I'm a Professional Pilot"
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Lindsey?
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No, Lindsey was a walk-in. I got the whole interview and everything!!

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I can see it now:

Lloyd: "You wanna dance ?"
chick: "No, not tonight."
Lloyd: "You, should want to dance with me. I'm a Professional Pilot"
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You mean that line doesn't work??
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You mean that line doesn't work??

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I hear it might work the first week at ERAU. Oh, and I heard it works at Florida State......
 
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Oh, and I heard it works at Florida State......

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Man, I'm at the wrong state school!!!
 
This worked because I had access as an employee, but you can do it through a friend.Using legitimate channels I offered a 3-lesson intro package within the company with the tag line "Did you give sock last Christmas" and sold five packages within a very short time. Of the five, one never showed, one took two of the three lessons, and two continued with their training
 
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It won't work on the locals, but tourists it works like a charm. All of my buddies usually meet some spring breakers and they'll spend their hard earned money taking girls flying.
 
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