Hello everyone,
This is my first post on this forum and I am trying to find out what your opinions are on a tough decision that I have to make in the near future.
I am a flight student at a local university. I have my private pilots license and I am currently working on my instrument rating and plan to have my commercial and multi-engine rating by the end of the spring semester.
I have the option of getting my CFI and CFII at the university and possibly teaching for a year or so, but at 35 years old, I'm trying to crunch time a little bit.
I've looked at more flyers and ads from advanced training schools than I care to count. I need to get past those colorful ads and get some other peoples opinions if I may.
I am currently looking quite hard at three schools in Florida. Orlando Flight Training in Kissimmee, FL; Phoenix East Aviation in Daytona Beach, FL; and FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, FL.
I like Orlando Flight Training and Phoenix East because their ads tell me that they can put me in a B727 for 500 hours. But I like FlightSafety for their reputation and that they give me an Airline interview before I start training. If I pass the interview, then I start training and if I pass the training, I have a job waiting for me when I'm done.
Now I know a lot of schools out there tend to bend, twist, and stretch the truth to make themselves look good. Hell, I would to if I were competing for students and each one was going to spend anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000.
What I want to know is what is the real world? I'm sure at least some of you out there have had some dealings with each of these schools. What was your experience and what is you opinion. Maybe you would suggest a completely different school. Let me hear it.
Thank you for your time.
Bill Deitsch
This is my first post on this forum and I am trying to find out what your opinions are on a tough decision that I have to make in the near future.
I am a flight student at a local university. I have my private pilots license and I am currently working on my instrument rating and plan to have my commercial and multi-engine rating by the end of the spring semester.
I have the option of getting my CFI and CFII at the university and possibly teaching for a year or so, but at 35 years old, I'm trying to crunch time a little bit.
I've looked at more flyers and ads from advanced training schools than I care to count. I need to get past those colorful ads and get some other peoples opinions if I may.
I am currently looking quite hard at three schools in Florida. Orlando Flight Training in Kissimmee, FL; Phoenix East Aviation in Daytona Beach, FL; and FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, FL.
I like Orlando Flight Training and Phoenix East because their ads tell me that they can put me in a B727 for 500 hours. But I like FlightSafety for their reputation and that they give me an Airline interview before I start training. If I pass the interview, then I start training and if I pass the training, I have a job waiting for me when I'm done.
Now I know a lot of schools out there tend to bend, twist, and stretch the truth to make themselves look good. Hell, I would to if I were competing for students and each one was going to spend anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000.
What I want to know is what is the real world? I'm sure at least some of you out there have had some dealings with each of these schools. What was your experience and what is you opinion. Maybe you would suggest a completely different school. Let me hear it.
Thank you for your time.
Bill Deitsch