Originally Posted by de727ups

"I want to obtain my ratings as quickly as possible. What's yalls recommendations?"

Find a UPS pilot that sits reserve who has has CFI. Walk into the local schools at Bowman and ask around. I know there's a UPS Capt who has a flying club around there. Another one or two are DE's in the area. I don't know names, but it shouldn't be too hard to figure out.

Owning an Arrow, you could get up through your commercial just as fast as ATP. As far as not CFIing and flying bank checks. Those jobs are IFR 135 mins, which requires 1200 total time.