Suggest an economical flying school please..

[Sandhu]

Hello friends!:beer:
Kindly suggest me some economical pilot training school.
I found Ari-Ben Aviator quite cheaper in comparison to DCA,FSA and ATP..
Something interesting I found in there brochure is that in a specific course out of total 222 flying hours, 200hrs are of multi-engine.
'Am an international student and seeking for pilot training in USA.
How does it matter if somebody gets more experience into multi-engine and has lesser number of hours in single engine flying?
What does airline prefer?
Please suggest..!
Thanks for reading this text.

 

[unreal]

If you're looking for economical, then doing a course where 90% of your total time is in a multi would be exactly contrary to that. I wish I had more multi time than I do (71 hours), but damn if I can afford the $200/hour pricetag. Not cheap.

My opinion: Go find a school with a rickety C152 for $70-$80/hour. You'll be able to knock out your private for cheap, but keep in mind that going for professional pilot credentials is really expensive. You'll spend a lot of money either way, but going to a smaller FBO is probably going to save you a lot more money than if you went to a big academy.

 

[Sandhu]

which school...

Thanks unreal!
I understand your point.
I thought of getting some 100hrs plus multi-engine and not less than 600hrs in total.
Could you suggest some schools?or 'smaller FBO' as you say.
Actually from the websites difference of big or small academy is really blurred.So 'am dependent on kind advices

 

[minitour]

For 100 hours of Multi and 600 hours total, you have a lot of options. Keep looking and weigh all of the options.

Good luck!

-mini

 

[Slice121]

Hello friends!:beer:
Kindly suggest me some economical pilot training school.
I found Ari-Ben Aviator quite cheaper in comparison to DCA,FSA and ATP..
Something interesting I found in there brochure is that in a specific course out of total 222 flying hours, 200hrs are of multi-engine.
'Am an international student and seeking for pilot training in USA.
How does it matter if somebody gets more experience into multi-engine and has lesser number of hours in single engine flying?
What does airline prefer?
Please suggest..!
Thanks for reading this text.

www.prairieairservice.com

 

[Lazy8]

www.prairieairservice.com

Kinda funny... Pairie Air Service is located on 3481 SW Shady Lane.

hehe

 

[CX880]

Everybody says FBOs are cheaper. My flight school is a regular "ragedy" FBO. I calculated that the total cost till the CFI rating, with no multi-engine would be around 35K. Do the math, 300 hours of C172 at 100 bucks is 30K, then include the flight instructor cost, FBO doesn't seem so cheap anymore. I am actually looking at ATP and Ari-ben right now. Planning on flying down to Flordia this JUL.

 

[Way2Broke]

Everybody says FBOs are cheaper. My flight school is a regular "ragedy" FBO. I calculated that the total cost till the CFI rating, with no multi-engine would be around 35K. Do the math, 300 hours of C172 at 100 bucks is 30K, then include the flight instructor cost, FBO doesn't seem so cheap anymore. I am actually looking at ATP and Ari-ben right now. Planning on flying down to Flordia this JUL.

That is alot cheaper than the 80k that the academys are charging these days.

 

[desertdog71]

I fly at an FBO, all my ratings, thru MEI including 50 hours of Twin time. Books, Written tests, charts all included $27,000.

Way cheaper than anywhere else you are going to find.

 

[desertdog71]

Oh, and thats all one on one training. All in actual aircraft. Not flying simulators and doing safety pilot crap. Look into those programs closer. You will find that the actual time you get in aircraft and actual acting as sole manipulator is far less than advertised.

Do your research, and don't buy the hype.