TBH, almost not at all. If you're at a school that has ample supply of students** (big caveat there) you should be able to average 2-3 flights per day 5 days a week (bad weather days you may need to come in a 6th day to keep your averages up!)


15 flights a week >> 60 flights a month >> avg. 2 hours per training flight >> 120 hours per month.....this isn't fun, but it's totally doable.


So with that math, you're talking about 2 months for 250 hours.


Question: Are you planning to do this full time? Or are you training part time?


With TCC or Liberty, when can you start instructing? Only after you've graduated? If so it's going to take you 2-4 years just to get through school. Then ~18 months to get to 1500 hours. So total time 42-66 months zero to hero?

If you went to a non-university 141 school full time (still use your VA benefits) and you would be a CFI/CFII inside of 1 year, and then have your 1500 hours in another 18 months. So, zero to hero in 30 months.

Non-university 141 program part-time--might take you 18 months for training plus 18 months instructing/time build....so 36 months.


Then down the road, do an online degree program while you're sitting reserve at the regional airline.