Originally Posted by
WaveFinder
I applied a few years ago and took the assessment but did not move forward. But as someone else has said, this program takes way too long and way too expensive. If you have the means to get 110K for this, why not go to a "mom and pop" operation or some other professional pilot program (ATP is not the only one out there) and with a little hustle you can get through your CFI in about 12 months and get your minimums in another 15 months??? That Jetblue program is about 4 years, with all the movement going on that is just not the best route.
1500 hours in just over 2 years??? Is this common? It seems to me that working to support life while fitting in as many CFI hours as possible would put you to almost 24 months after I calculated it for my living situation. Rent, car, phone, utilities... and paying back the loan for the PPL/ME/Com/CFI/CFII all while working a job that pays 30ishK a year.