Originally Posted by kingsnake2

The price quote of $49,500 includes everything from headsets to check rides. However, keep in mind those are minimums. I have added here a full quote for 0-MEI using well above minimum required hours. This means you could do it for less than the Professional Pilot Program quote of $66, 416. You will see on the side details including how much the check rides, books, and other items are, all of which are included in the total training cost. To make that price more comparable you might pull out the cost of check rides which ATP does not cover, making US Aviation Academy about $5,000 cheaper. However, if you believe you are studious and capable pilot, you could train in less time than quoted here and reduce the cost further. Good students are rewarded at US Aviation Academy.

The program sheet gives an estimated total duration but timelines and schedules will always be off. Some students take a long time to get their private but instrument comes to them easily. Others wiz through private and struggle in instrument. Some blow right through all of them. In short, we believe 12 months is a good estimate for the total program but where exactly those 12 months are spent will depend heavily on the individual (not to mention the weather).

I hope this gives you the transparency you were looking for.

At US Aviation Academy we follow the same curriculum for both part 61 and part 141 training. The biggest advantage to training under 141 is that the minimum flight times for each license is reduced which will save you money. We also have 141 self-examining authority which means you will take your check ride with one of our senior staff as opposed to the FAA or a DPE.

US Aviation Academy students have the option of staying in our convenient student apartments while attending the academy. These furnished apartments are less than ten minutes from our campus and give students the opportunity to get acquainted with others in the training program. This is by no means required, but may be a useful option if you want to live in the student environment and not deal with housing or transportation.

US Aviation Academy, like most flight schools right now, is hiring CFIs and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Flight schools around the country are struggling to keep CFIs when regional airlines are offering huge bonuses as soon as they meet ATP minimums (1500 hours, 23 years old, with 50 hours of multi-engine time).

Our current new instructor incentives are:• $500 Signing Bonus
• High volume flight training, build hours very quickly averaging 75-100 flight hours billed
• Excellent in-house maintenance (including Avionics) to keep you flying safely
• Fly our King Airs in the Turbine Transition Course
• Advancement options within the growing organization
• Paid Standardization class
• Corporate housing provided for up to 4 weeks.
• Great programs and discounts to help you earn your MEI rating
• Senior instructors can earn benefits including vacation time, health care and retirement plan.
American Eagle (Envoy) Airlines has partnered with U.S. Aviation Academy to develop a career path from CFI to Regional Airline Pilot. This exciting new program gives the pilot a secured position at American Eagle Airlines while building time towards the ATP minimum flight experience requirements. Not only does the program provide this streamlined career path, but instructors are hired and employed by American Eagle while they are still instructing!

What does this mean for the CFI? It means that while flight instructing, you have medical, dental, and vision benefits, as well as travel privileges on American Airlines and American Eagle! Once Pipeline Instructors reach the ATP minimums and 50 hours of multi-engine experience, they are placed into new hire pilot training at American Eagle in the next new hire class.

US Aviation Academy has also started working with Republic Airways to provide another career path to our CFIs.