Originally Posted by
Slice
I agree with most of what you say. I just don't see the need to get into $70K worth of debt to do it when it can be had for half that and in a similar time frame.
That was my original point. Now more than ever, there is no reason to pay that rediculous premium in order to finish up your ratings super fast. So lets say you go from zero to hero in 90 days. Now what? Movement at the regionals is stagnating because the majors have stopped hiring. All those guys doing the "lowly" CFI work aren't going much of anywhere since the regionals aren't hiring and corporate jobs are tough to come by. You might find something in the 135 world flying night cargo but you're gonna need 1200 hours minimum to do that. So now you're sitting there holding several very expensive certificates in your hand and big ol' student loan payment coming due. Now what? Bet you'll be wishing you hadn't spend that extra $30 grand at ATP.