Originally Posted by
robss
Hi,
I am looking to being training next spring and have been looking at ATP Flight School mostly but also heard about American Flyers.
ATP is quite upfront about their costs and timelines but seems American Flyers don't disclose these details. Does anyone know how much American Flyers cost and timelines for each stage of process?
Also is there much difference between the schools in terms of getting placed and earning potential since I know ATP offer a guaranteed instructor placement.
Or are there any other recommendations for schools? I am based in Dallas, TX and currently only have about 2 hrs of flying logged through intro lessons so would basically need to start from zero experience.
Im not sure of timelines but this is the American Flyers pricing current as of last week.
Solo C172 $225 per hour
Dual C172 $260 per hour
Ground instruction $90 per hour
Weekend written exam course $495
Written exam fee $165
DPE fee $600
At those prices I would NEVER go there. It makes ATP look like a great deal!
The issue I had with the ATP guaranteed CFI position is that you basically need to go where they want you to go. They give you a choice of locations that have vacancies, so you may end up working somewhere with lower potential for hours.