Originally Posted by rickair7777
The end result is usually that you pay the same or even MORE for the same rating under 141...but you did it in less flight hours. The problem here is that total flight time is the primary measure of your career progression at the entry level...you may gotten your commercial with 50 fewer hours than a 61 student, but guess who's going to meet airline hiring mins first? Hint: Not the guy with less flight time.
That quote is dead on...
Ground schools in 141 are highly overrated, in my opinion. If you are a motivated student, and especially if you desire to become a professional pilot, I always recommend home study with a textbook. It's a lot cheaper, and you will save a lot of time and money (two things you will need!). At some of these airline academies, they will charge you over $20 an hour for classroom ground school with 10-20 people. At American Flyers, its $80 an hour, and they are proud of it. That is MUCH more than classes cost as Harvard or Stanford!!