Originally Posted by
Otto123
Good evening,
I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with accelerated flight programs? What I have found is there are really two that are recognized, Double Eagle Aviation in Tucson and Sunstate Aviation in Orlando.
I have everything I need to fulfill my commercial, minus polishing the maneuvers and taking the oral and practical exams. Is it worth the money to go to these places and finish in a weeks time, or are the frowned upon in the industry when trying to go acquire the first flying job?
Thanks.
I don't know anything about those programs specifically but I'll try to answer your last two questions.
As a rule, no one really cares where you got your training. Some guys don't like Riddle pukes or ATP but since I doubt you would put that you did some training at Double Eagle or Sunstate on your resume, who would know (or care)?
However, I would say that spending more than you have to is a waste. It sounds like you are pretty much ready to go. Why not just go down to your local FBO and go up with a CFI a few times until both you and your instructor are comfortable signing you off for the checkride? A lot of times at these "accelerated" programs they want to lock you into some sort of training program, which it sounds like you don't need. If you are as close as you say you are, I think you could knock it out as quickly (if not quicker) and cheaper at a local FBO. You might have to look around a bit but it shouldn't be too hard to find an airplane and an instructor that you can fly the wings off for a few days and then get the checkride done.