Flight School Help Again......

[FlyingToIST]

I love it when people say 'we will pass you in 2-3 weeks'. Last time i checked it was a check ride, not a pass-ride.

 

[taters]

MPP aviation in LNK.....$3800 to get a private Cessna 150 $67/hr

 

[craftkeeper2001]

Why do you dump on DCA , If you don`t like it get out . Some of us enjoy it and it`s people like you that give us a bad name

 

[acpilot]

find a local flight school with a cheap two seater and an instructor you like and get your PPL there. playing dress-up with a pilot uniform at some big expensive 141 school paying +$100/hr for a plane and +$50/hr for an instructor won't make you a better pilot. you may as well save as much as you can now, you'll need A LOT of money down the road (if you plan to "go pro").

 

[Flying Ninja]

Lots of very valuable information on this thread. I agree with what SAAB Driver posted on his "facts". As for promised time frames, I'll just say that I got promised 10-12 months, budgeted for 12 months, and the actual training took over 17 months. Those extra months translated to extra expenses that was not in my original budget and that translated to additional loans, which translated to higher monthly paments, which, when added to FTSI/CAPT's total lack of professionalism, total disregard for ethics, irresponsibility, and lack of honor, resulted in no job and high debt. And now they want $100k for 225 hours of loggable time. Totally ridiculous.

So pay attention if you're shopping for flight training. This thread has some great advice for people looking into aviation.