Originally Posted by
oldveedubs
Do your research on the "national pilot academy thingy" too. The zero to hero approach isn't necessarily the best. One reason why people say the training at riddle may be better is because it is structured, you know how the course will progress, etc. Quality of training is very important. I'm not saying FBO or some express pilot places aren't good...but just be very sure you know what you are getting into.
good advice ^^ .... a lot of the express places i'm sure are very good. I am currently at DCA , but I transfered in with my multi-instrument , and the experience I gained back at my part 61 FBO was the best thing yet. I must have flown 100+ hours just building xc time and practice approaches and it's the time when your flying by yourself or with a buddy when you really get to know what flying is like and to actually apply what you are learning, not having a flight instructor with you at every waking moment babying you and telling you what to do. At part 141 , every flight except about 10hours, is with an instructor. But, on the other hand the training was a lot better than what it was at my part 61 FBO. I would def. CFI for a bit also, I am working on my CFI right now and even if I had enough hours to apply for a regional job, I would not apply ... just because I know how much experience and knowledge flight instructing for atleast a couple years will give me. But, you got to find out what works best for you. Just dont believe everything you read on those websites .. all they care about its how much money you put in your flight account and how they can get more.