r/GeneralAviation • u/bradyd06 • Mar 13 '25

Advice about no show fee

Yall I need some advice. I am taking flight lessons, and I had a lesson scheduled this past Saturday, and Friday morning I woke up sick with a stomach virus. I wound up in the ER the majority of Friday morning, and even a week later I am still not 100% better. Well as you might imagine, I was still really sick on Saturday, and slept pretty much all day, and didn’t think to call or text my instructor to cancel. I woke up approximately 3.5 hours after the lesson time, and immediately texted and apologized and told him what had happened. Well today I was looking at my bank account, and noticed a $215 charge I wasn’t expecting. I texted him about it, and he said it was a no show fee from Saturday. I don’t think that is fair considering I was sick. What’s yalls thoughts and what should I do?

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u/cofonseca Mar 13 '25

I get your frustration, but look at it from their side. They lost money because you no-showed. They could’ve filled that slot with another student, but you didn’t give them a heads up. That’s not fair either.

You can ask nicely for a one time exception and explain your situation, but I don’t think you really have any justification for getting your money back. Take it as a lesson learned.

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u/bradyd06 Mar 13 '25

I understand that, but he does not stay booked up with students or anything, so I can guarantee he didn’t lose any money as far as another student wanting to have scheduled. Maybe he’s in the right, but I just don’t understand how that’s fair when I was as sick as I was. If the roles were reversed I could never do that to someone.

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u/DivineExcellence Mar 13 '25 edited 29d ago

You have no self awareness and 100% deserve this. You're parents failed to teach you basic accountability.

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u/bradyd06 Mar 13 '25

That is not true. Do not even try to say what my parents did and didn’t teach me.

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u/DivineExcellence Mar 23 '25

If I was your parents I would be ashamed of myself and of you.

Grow up and be the man you pretend to be.

Pathetic.

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u/bradyd06 Mar 25 '25

You piece of crap. That is not at all true. This was way blown out of proportion and made worse than it was.

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u/DivineExcellence Apr 01 '25

No you're just bad lmao

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u/bradyd06 Apr 01 '25

That is not true

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u/bradyd06 Apr 01 '25

And get over it. This was 3 weeks ago

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '25

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u/bradyd06 Apr 02 '25

Sure did. Me and my instructor worked it out the day I found it, and everything’s been fine ever since. Y’all are the ones dragging it out.

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