Originally Posted by
TSRAGR
Two hundred hours to get your PPL, or acquired some then got the PPL? Sounds like an excessive amount of hours, however, if you got all that for 4K, good on ya. My advice, join the Mil get all of it for free. Most places I've seen for the 'full monty', all ratings thru MEI, Comm and the like are about one hundred K. Unless you have that kind of cash, it'll take a decade to get that paid off. Might as well take the Mil contract and get better training and not have any debt.
IMHO
Long story short, all my time is in a light sport aircraft and i was not in a rush to get to my license, since my instructor owned the airplane and let me fly all i wanted. I have a minor health condition that keeps me out of military cockpits. My examiner said it was fine for civilian flying since it in no way hinders my ability.
I am really looking to hear from some guys that actually got through flight training and into the airlines so i can plan my next move.