Originally Posted by rickair7777
It's a two year program...that is not fast paced. I did my IR, COM, ME , CFI, CFII at a local school in 6 months (already had the PVT). Did the MEI while employed as a CFI.
You 'da man!
Ask any of the ab-initio students who came in with a PP or better if it's fast paced or not. By the way, most students who survive the training are start to finish in 15 months, not 24. No summer vacation in Farmtown, bud. AND, these guys get the IR/COM-SE/COM-ME in 4-5 months.
Most of the people commenting on this subject have absolutely no clue what they are talking about. Avoid opinions based in heresay and generalities.
MAPD is a unique training opportunity for a lot of people. It is not PFT (although you could argue that the PACE program is), training takes place in high performance equipment. Could it be done with cheaper equipment? Sure, but at least you aren't paying $200/hr for a 172 w/CFI like some other national flight schools.