Originally Posted by
rdavid2792
Well this is definitely a showstopper for me. No way can I come up with 25K+ for time building.
I was under the impression the sign on bonus covered everything. I had a few coworkers go to PSA RTP and train at SkyWarrior in Pensacola. All of them said bonus covered everything. They’re all now flying the line at PSA.
Guess I better find out soon.
I am looking at using a flying club to get mine in for much, much cheaper than the 40kish I was quoted from some of those schools. I found a club with a Cessna 152 for 80/hr wet and another that has a 172 for about 110 an hour wet. You can cut the costs even further if you can find someone to split the time with (If flying IFR both the safety pilot and the pilot flying can log PIC).
Some people on Rotary to Airlines Group have used Skywarrior in Pensacola and gotten through pretty inexpensively. That 172 rate will basically be halved once you have your ratings since they’ll set you up with a partner for timebuilding.
https://www.skywarriorinc.com/pricing-breakdown