want to get my license

[J.Otto]

Vote for dumbest reply in history.....

Dont ever threaten another member here like that again.



lol

Really, old man?

24K of Jet-A has your brain distilled.

without a little multi engine time, he'll be passed over. Ive seen CFIs with a couple thousand hours of single and few multi, unable to meet hiring minimums. Many aspring pilots go throguh time building programs for ME time as quesitonable SIC/PIC hood time. These programs cost a lot of extra money on top of all the single time they have and the time is very very questioanble. often, 3 people are logging MEL PIC.

By enrolling in a program like ATP, 90% of his flight time will be in twins. Without that first 100-200 hours, no one will look at you.

In the end he will save money by going through ATP.

 

[brokeflyer]

Really, old man?

24K of Jet-A has your brain distilled.

without a little multi engine time, he'll be passed over. Ive seen CFIs with a couple thousand hours of single and few multi, unable to meet hiring minimums. Many aspring pilots go throguh time building programs for ME time as quesitonable SIC/PIC hood time. These programs cost a lot of extra money on top of all the single time they have and the time is very very questioanble. often, 3 people are logging MEL PIC.

By enrolling in a program like ATP, 90% of his flight time will be in twins. Without that first 100-200 hours, no one will look at you.

In the end he will save money by going through ATP.

lighten up kid.....obvioulsy it was a joke.

do this guy a favor and tell him stop after the instrument rating.

 

[no1pilot2000]

To get your ratings, avoid pilot mills like ATP and other similal "fast track" flight schools. When I considered becoming a professional pilot at one time, I have known instructors who attended these "fast track" pilot schools and was told not to attend them. I called ATP. When I spoke to an admissions rep. from the school, I felt like I was talking to a used car salesman. They will reallty "hype-up" the airline business.

The best thing to do is to visit a few flight schools in your area that offer the training you desire and use that information to make the right decision for YOU and NOT the flight school. Fly as often as you can within your budget. Most importantly, have fun and fly safe!

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Get a freelance instructor or one who does it for a living. One who has many thousands of hours of dual given and loves what they do. You'll find many, many young instructors who fast-tracked and can't even make a proper crosswind landing themselves. This is CRUCIAL advice. I hope you take it because whatever you learn doing your PPL will follow you around the rest of your flying days. I've flown with many fast-track pilots and most never really seemed to "get it" because as posted before were just trained to pass the ride.

 

[J.Otto]

lighten up kid.....obvioulsy it was a joke.

do this guy a favor and tell him stop after the instrument rating.

sorry, wasnt sure what you meant. I usually respect and agree with your opinions on most matters. :beer:

anyway...

Hey kid (OP), broke is right on about that!!!

Fly for fun.


BTW, the instrument rating is the most rewarding to earn. I hope the OP at a minimum achieves it. If you never fly IFR, it'll make you a much better (knowledge and skill wise) VFR pilot....

 

[no1pilot2000]

A word of caution. If you visit a flight school and they might tell you to put down a large amount of money to get a discount (usually thousnds of dollars) or "training pacakges" for your private pilot or instrument rating. The first flight school I attended (before it went out of business) had the same program. I knew other students who put that money into a training package to get that discount. I knew some students who went to the same school and they lost that money when the school ceased to exist.

 

[ualdriver]

ill look into ATP, thanks. so you are saying 7000 plus the cost of a rental?
also on that ATP site it says airlines need pilots? how much truth is
behind this? what does it take to become an airline pilot or a freight pilot?

www.thetruthabouttheprofession.weebly.com

That should answer the questions you ask in your last 3 queries.

 

[J.Otto]

A word of caution. If you visit a flight school and they might tell you to put down a large amount of money to get a discount (usually thousnds of dollars) or "training pacakges" for your private pilot or instrument rating. The first flight school I attended (before it went out of business) had the same program. I knew other students who put that money into a training package to get that discount. I knew some students who went to the same school and they lost that money when the school ceased to exist.

Very good point. Ive seen flight schools close without notice. Buisiness as usual one day...shuttered the next moring with the planes wheels booted by the airport. This happens fairly often!

If you do pay for block time, do so in small increments that you can fly within a week or two. Sometimes the small discount isnt even worth the loss of a lot of money.

 

[Erlanger]

Do yourself a favor kid and get a license in the medical field. Or even being a plumber is better than this business. You'll make more money and set your own hours. You'll thank me later.

 

[no1pilot2000]

You have received a lot of information here about flying and getting your certications. Look around at a few different flight schools, talk to a flight instructor at each school about your goals and ask them for their opinion. Good luck in your aviation pursuits.