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Old 03-30-2006, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by jacobsos
Private pilot: 50 hours of flight and simulation
Instrument rating: 44 hours of flight and simulation
Commercial: 120 hours of flight and simulation
Multi-engine rating: 16.5 hours of flight and simulation

So once I graduate from SIU with the previously mentioned hours, I’ll have to be a CFI for a couple of years to pick up more time, and then apply to a Regional? Is that pretty realistic?
Yup. You also need the CFI, CFII, and MEI ratings. Depending on airline hiring CFI time could be 6 months - 4 years, but it usually hovers around 2 years.

You should also compare the cost of flight training at the university with other sources.

However if that flight training is by any chance FREE...get off the internet, stop wasting time and go do it before somebody wises up!!!!

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