141 is too inflexible, and generally does not offer a training advantage. ...and would only do 141 if it is tied to something else which you want such as VA Benefits, a university flight training program, or if it's the only school in your area.
P141 being an FAA approved syllabus right? P61 being more of the freelance (CFI decides what we are going to practice on today)?
A possible exception might be a very young person with very poor initiative and work ethic...a 141 program might provide enough structure to force such a student to complete their training. Unfortunately, if you are that unmotivated you probably don't belong in aviation, and will be unlikely to succeed in the long run.
OUCH! I like to think of myself as a pretty motivated student - even back in college. I start P61, but I finished P141. I really liked the structure of 141. It had a preflight brief, a list of items to practice on that day and a debrief. Come to find out it was much like military flight school. Maybe I'm just one of those guys that likes the structure!
As far as employers go...they could totally care less how or where you got your ratings, unless your school's name starts with the words "United States".
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FUNNY! Well said!
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