Best place for 737 type?

[BonesF15]

Where is the best place for the 737 type?
I have heard about HPA and K&S.
Any inputs are appreciated.

Bones

 

[apdsm]

I highly recommend HPA. I went there several years ago. HPA is a very reputable operation. To be fair, I don't anything of the other places.

 

[T1bubba]

Try these...

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=34014

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=28654

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=31048

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=30225

T1

 

[rangridr]

Ditto on HPA. They are a class act!

 

[pegasus]

HPA get my vote. See the threads highlighted below by T1bubba.

 

[AMRCostUnit]

Got mine at K&S. It was the short course but it was good.

 

[Tycer]

I am actually at HPA right now. I take the checkride tomarrow. It is fast, a lot of work, and an overall great experience. I would rec. it to anyone.

 

[DorkProp]

Tycer--

Get off the computer and start cramming! That's what I'd be doing anyway. Check rides always make me nervous. Good luck!

 

[Mil-BushPilot]

Crew Pilot Training in Houston TX was great. It's a bit off the beaten path from K&S and HPA but it was a fast quality program and they flew me back & forth to the class on them. It's worth checking them out.

 

[English]

K&S...smallest class sizes, nice people, Mike Sturgis as instructor, choice of -200 or -300...you can't go wrong!

 

[viking737]

Would be nice if we just let whoever hires you pay for you training

instead of letting poor applicants foot the bill.

When will it end, we all pay to go to recurrent?

 

[Super_Cub_2414P]

Another vote for Higher Power Aviation, I went through the 737 type course at HPA in Nov last year, best people in the world down there, they will treat you right and wont stop helping you until you get a job.
They are GI Bill approved, my out of pocket was $2,952. after getting 60% back from the GI Bill.

 

[Vince Neil]

I personally had a great experience at Crew Pilot Training in Houston as well. It is true, they will indeed fly you down on their dime. I drove, others flew in. I think it was $7300 and you will use either the 300 or 500 sim at Continental. Either way it will be EFIS. Super nice folks and nice facilities. They arrange your lodging close by in nice digs as well - nice rate too. Super small class size is a bonus. My class was full at five and we all had really nice sim times for the most part. The owner, Ray Brendle, is super nice and really helpful with VA benefits for those fortunate to rate them. Anyone looking to TYPE should definately look into this option at a minimum. www.CrewPilotTraining.com or 1-800-441-5387.

 

[Spudbud]

Whatever works for you geographically will be the key. Got mine at K&S in Mar 03--great instructors, Mike & Merle were outstanding. They even fanagled my travel for me up here in Idaho drive to SLC,(where our sims were) fly to PHX for groundschool and fly back to SLC for our sims. Overall great experience, if a mountain/west coast option works better for you I would go with K&S.

 

[Beer&Brauts]

Check out Flight Training International (see ad at top of FI).
They're cheaper then HPA and do a great job!

 

[furloughfodder]

The company that you work for, when they need you to move from the right seat to the left....anything else is pft.

 

[AMRCostUnit]

K&S...smallest class sizes, nice people, Mike Sturgis as instructor, choice of -200 or -300...you can't go wrong!

Mike did my rating ride at K&S and he is a top notch aviator, instructor and evaluator...

 

[English]

I left off nice comments about Merle at K&S...he is a patient, knowledgeable sim instructor. He is a retired SWA captain. My sim partner was a military pilot with almost no instrument skills. I thought he was going to bust after the first day in the sim. But, Merle was very patient with him and gave him the remedial training he needed without bogging down our sim sessions. And, he didn't teach the sim sessions as if we were getting a quickie type. He taught them thoroughly, as if we were going to be hopping in the airplane the next day. Thorough yet concise briefings and debriefs.

 

[BonesF15]

Sounds like 4 good choices out there, with HPA being the most recommended.
Dallas is my best option location wise, so I am going to Higher Power with my wife as my sim partner. (Doesn't that sound scary!)
Hopefully some of her IFR skills will rub off on me, I have been staring through a HUD for the last several years.
Thanks for all of the good info.
Bones

 

[apdsm]

Dallas is my best option location wise, so I am going to Higher Power with my wife as my sim partner. (Doesn't that sound scary!)

Been nice knowing you...