I did all my training part 61. I'm now the Chief Instructor at a school I helped get 141 approved. I was pretty clueless about the whole thing. Now that it's been almost a couple of years, I really like the 141. I like the structure and I think the stage checks are good for the students. There is alot of paper work but, big deal. Do I think it produces better pilots or anything like that...no. It depends on the person. You can choose what you want to do, 61 or 141. Can you save some money? Maybe. I'm not really sure. If you keep on track with the minimum hourly requirements, I would say yes. We have been having very good passing results with our students as well.

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