want to get my license

[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.