Working Full Time and Flight Training

[English]

Nope. Colgan. Captain off the street.

 

[skirt]

My approach was somewhat opposite of many. I knew that if I crammed as many lessons together as possible, I wouldn't have to relearn between lessons. I saved all my vacation up for a year, then took three weeks off and flew every day, sometimes 3 times a day. My instructor had to tag team with another guy, as I wore them both out. Then I took one week off and flew all day on weekends for two weekends to get my cross countries done. From zero hours to checkride was 6 weeks for the private.

Same approach for the rest of my ratings (3 weeks for instrument, etc.). I borrowed money to blast through everything, as I knew a year wasted getting ratings was a year longer before I would get hired. One year of seniority can mean a lot more than $30K of flight loans. I didn't get all my loans paid off until several years with the airlines, but it was worth it. Of course, the times were different, as this was in the 80's.

If you do the one lesson a week approach, it will take you forever to climb the ladder, especially with the back up that is going right now.

Hang in there.

Skirt