Originally Posted by
rickdb
Flyjsh,
To be honest with you, ATP is the best priced school that I have come across. I live in Chicago, and pretty much all the flight schools quote a price of 30-40k for PPL through CFI. This doesnt include multi-engine time, jet training, etc. Im sure the quality of training is good, but it seems that ATP has a few more licenses and certificates in their program. Not to mention, it is a fixed stated cost. The flight schools provided quotes which could be more or less. Some of the flight schools in the chicagoland area quoted me prices of 65K total with about 50hrs of ME time. Regardless, flight training is very expensive. Thanks for the response
As an outsider going into ATP for my CFI's, I can say that their training, in my opinion, left some to be desired...but this is true of most programs, just about anywhere, when you've just come out of a super-expensive Collegiate program.
I also Instructed there for a short-time, and though I don't think it's the best training in the world, I can tell you that I never once doubted that they wouldn't live up to their promises. They certainly did for me...can't say as much for anywhere else I've been!
Good luck in whatever you choose - remember - ALL ROADS lead to Rome ;-P