Originally Posted by
new guy
I got my CJO and start 9 January at ATI for my first job in commercial aviation.
So let me tell you instead, how in debt I am from this venture:
Cessna 150 bought before 1 hour of airplane training: $43500
CSEL/CMEL/instruments 141 training: $36400
Petrol: $2604
Insurance: $1300 (should be partially refunded)
Profits from selling plane: $3600
Resume review: $125
Emerald coast interview prep: $400
Raven airline app review (irony not lost on me): $300
Logbook software: $300+ and 3 different ones tried. Still not sure if I like what I got.
Checkrides: $1900
ATP-CTP: $3999
ATP written and study software: $225
Starting off at a home based cargo airline I never dreamed I'd get for my first venture into this profession. Pretty damn priceless.
How did buying the plane work out for you? I am starting training soon and a career changer so I was thinking of picking up a C150 or Cherokee and using it for training. Then keeping it to do some time building on slower CFIing months. I get mixed signals from people I ask, some think it's a great idea and some think its a horrible idea. Also I was told if it has to go down for maintenance of any kind I won't get it back for months due to shop backlogs. Did you have any issues or was it mostly smooth sailing?