Originally Posted by GL175
Has anyone out there gone to RAA or a similar academy/school? I'd like to hear from someone who has actually been through their program.I appreciate all of the responses to my original post(No,I'm not being ignorant here),but I can't help but feel that I'm getting nothing but responses from people who are against the academies.YES,I know they are more expensive than training at an FBO,but would there really be so many of them out there if there wasn't some kind of benefit?
Dude, bottom line is that the experienced guys are telling you not to go the academy route. The newbies all think the training will be top notch in 'their opinion' which is based on limited to no flying knowledge. Something to think about.