Pilot Flight Instruction was designed to make it as easy as possible to view other member's profiles and start a conversation with flight instructors and/or student pilots.
How you rate other's profiles:
After you create your account, you'll see a "level of interest" rating bar on each profile you review. At any time while viewing the slide show, list view, or while reviewing a full profile, you can click on the rating bar to indicate your level of interest in that member.
If you rate a member 7-9, an entry is automatically added to your "priority list" and that person is notified via e-mail that you have added them to your priority list. When the member logs into the system, a list of all members who have expressed interest is displayed. The actual numerical rating is never displayed, just your level of interest, " priority ".
If you rate a member 4-6, an entry is automatically added to your "interest list" and that person is notified the next time they log in that you have expressed interest. Again, the actual numerical rating is never displayed, just your "interest."
If you rate a member 0-3, no entry is made in any of your lists. The rating is saved, and will be visible to you if you view that listing in a search or review profile mode. If another member whom you have rated 0-3 later adds you to their priority list, it will appear in their priority list with a "no interest" caption and you will not receive a notification that they added you to their priority list.
When others rate your profile:
When you log in to Pilot-Flight-Instruction using your user ID and passcode, you will see a list of members who have indicated an interest in you. The ratings are grouped by level of interest; "priority" and "interested." You can review the profiles in slide show or list view (just like your searches). As you review the profiles, rate your level of interest in each member. You can also write email to the member directly from each profile listing. When you rate your level of interest, that member is notified through their priority list of your response, but only the general level of interest, not the number you chose. For example, if you select 7-9, the member sees that you have added them to your priority list. If you select 4-6, the member sees that you have added them to your interest list. If you select 0-3, the member sees that you have expressed "no interest."
What the ratings mean:
It's important to remember that the "level of interest" ratings display only other member's current level of interest in your profile as it has been posted. If your picture isn't the most complimentary portrait you've ever taken, or your written profile needs a little more time and care, consider upgrade your profile using Pilot-Flight-Instruction's profile makeover services (available Q1 2008).
Ask your friends to log on and read your profile. Does it accurately reflect all of your good qualities? Sometimes it's hard to write about one's self. Ask your friends to suggest which of your qualities and expertise should be brought out in your profile.
You can change your ratings
First impressions can be misleading, especially online, where the visual and body language cues we usually use to evaluate a person are limited or absent. It's not possible to understand a person just by a picture, a few descriptive paragraphs and a short CV. Use the low ratings with care, because you will not be notified if someone rates you "priority" and you have already rated them 0-3, "no interest."
You can change the rating for a profile at any time, and the change takes effect immediately. You can "downgrade" or "upgrade" your level of interest in another member after a correspondence, a phone call, or a meeting.
A few tips on the fine points of how to use ratings effectively:
It's a good idea to rate profiles as you view them in the list or slideshow mode. It helps you remember profiles that you have an interest in and that you should take more time to read. Once you read the profile, you can refine your rating if you choose. Use "Interest" values for everyone except those you rate "Priority" or those that you are certain that you have absolutely no interest in. When someone rates their interest in you with a 4 or greater, unless you have shut the door in advance by rating "no interest," you get a notification, and a good opportunity to learn something about them through your correspondence, where their personality will begin to reveal itself. You can change your level of interest at any time, and the other person is notified only when you change from one "level" to another, for example, from "interest" to "priority" or "no interest." Only you know the exact rating, so you can prioritize your correspondence accordingly.
The rating scale is intended to help you prioritize your contact with other members. After you establish mutual interest, it's easier to establish contact through correspondence and then possibly telephone and in-person contact. Read the person's profile, looking for things that appeal to you or might signal a mismatch. If someone’s profile demonstrates the experience, skill and knowledge that you are looking for, give them a better rating than someone who simply has a more appealing photograph.
No one other than you and the other person will ever have access to your mutual ratings.
There are other systems on the Internet that allow you to post a picture and get "rated" by others. The aggregate, or average, rating is then visible to you and to other people on the system, with people who get the highest rating on "top 10" lists. Pilot-Flight-Instruction's rating system has nothing in common with those systems - your aggregate rating is not visible to others, this is not a popularity contest. This system is designed to hook up a CFI and a student after reading about their accomplishments, or after hearing their goals and dreams. The rating is intended to be meaningful only to you and the other person you desire to express an interest in, before initiating a correspondence.
If you have other questions, please visit our FAQ.
How you rate other's profiles:
After you create your account, you'll see a "level of interest" rating bar on each profile you review. At any time while viewing the slide show, list view, or while reviewing a full profile, you can click on the rating bar to indicate your level of interest in that member.
If you rate a member 7-9, an entry is automatically added to your "priority list" and that person is notified via e-mail that you have added them to your priority list. When the member logs into the system, a list of all members who have expressed interest is displayed. The actual numerical rating is never displayed, just your level of interest, " priority ".
If you rate a member 4-6, an entry is automatically added to your "interest list" and that person is notified the next time they log in that you have expressed interest. Again, the actual numerical rating is never displayed, just your "interest."
If you rate a member 0-3, no entry is made in any of your lists. The rating is saved, and will be visible to you if you view that listing in a search or review profile mode. If another member whom you have rated 0-3 later adds you to their priority list, it will appear in their priority list with a "no interest" caption and you will not receive a notification that they added you to their priority list.
When others rate your profile:
When you log in to Pilot-Flight-Instruction using your user ID and passcode, you will see a list of members who have indicated an interest in you. The ratings are grouped by level of interest; "priority" and "interested." You can review the profiles in slide show or list view (just like your searches). As you review the profiles, rate your level of interest in each member. You can also write email to the member directly from each profile listing. When you rate your level of interest, that member is notified through their priority list of your response, but only the general level of interest, not the number you chose. For example, if you select 7-9, the member sees that you have added them to your priority list. If you select 4-6, the member sees that you have added them to your interest list. If you select 0-3, the member sees that you have expressed "no interest."
What the ratings mean:
It's important to remember that the "level of interest" ratings display only other member's current level of interest in your profile as it has been posted. If your picture isn't the most complimentary portrait you've ever taken, or your written profile needs a little more time and care, consider upgrade your profile using Pilot-Flight-Instruction's profile makeover services (available Q1 2008).
Ask your friends to log on and read your profile. Does it accurately reflect all of your good qualities? Sometimes it's hard to write about one's self. Ask your friends to suggest which of your qualities and expertise should be brought out in your profile.
You can change your ratings
First impressions can be misleading, especially online, where the visual and body language cues we usually use to evaluate a person are limited or absent. It's not possible to understand a person just by a picture, a few descriptive paragraphs and a short CV. Use the low ratings with care, because you will not be notified if someone rates you "priority" and you have already rated them 0-3, "no interest."
You can change the rating for a profile at any time, and the change takes effect immediately. You can "downgrade" or "upgrade" your level of interest in another member after a correspondence, a phone call, or a meeting.
A few tips on the fine points of how to use ratings effectively:
It's a good idea to rate profiles as you view them in the list or slideshow mode. It helps you remember profiles that you have an interest in and that you should take more time to read. Once you read the profile, you can refine your rating if you choose. Use "Interest" values for everyone except those you rate "Priority" or those that you are certain that you have absolutely no interest in. When someone rates their interest in you with a 4 or greater, unless you have shut the door in advance by rating "no interest," you get a notification, and a good opportunity to learn something about them through your correspondence, where their personality will begin to reveal itself. You can change your level of interest at any time, and the other person is notified only when you change from one "level" to another, for example, from "interest" to "priority" or "no interest." Only you know the exact rating, so you can prioritize your correspondence accordingly.
The rating scale is intended to help you prioritize your contact with other members. After you establish mutual interest, it's easier to establish contact through correspondence and then possibly telephone and in-person contact. Read the person's profile, looking for things that appeal to you or might signal a mismatch. If someone’s profile demonstrates the experience, skill and knowledge that you are looking for, give them a better rating than someone who simply has a more appealing photograph.
No one other than you and the other person will ever have access to your mutual ratings.
There are other systems on the Internet that allow you to post a picture and get "rated" by others. The aggregate, or average, rating is then visible to you and to other people on the system, with people who get the highest rating on "top 10" lists. Pilot-Flight-Instruction's rating system has nothing in common with those systems - your aggregate rating is not visible to others, this is not a popularity contest. This system is designed to hook up a CFI and a student after reading about their accomplishments, or after hearing their goals and dreams. The rating is intended to be meaningful only to you and the other person you desire to express an interest in, before initiating a correspondence.
If you have other questions, please visit our FAQ.
