I did the 90 day and instructed at the PHX location.

The self paced program is pretty flexible but people tend to get put on the back burner. Or at least they did when ATP was super busy. You go on a website, check off days you are availible for training and then your instructor will set up a plan. You can start the 90day and if its too fast paced change to the Self Paced, which is what most people get talked into. The 90 is intense at points but it works for most people.

As for ATP vs FBO theres a bunch of topics on here about it and if you have the time and money to do it rating by rating at your local FBO it willl probably be cheaper. If you just want to get it done and find a job (which is difficult right now) then ATP will get you out the door quick.

Examiners are not on staff, but they use the same few people all the time.


As for is it worth the money.... Well I love my job but thanks to the loan (and college student loan debt) I'm living paycheck to paycheck and will be doing so for a long time. Right now jobs are hard to find and quite a few of my students and instructor friends can't find anything. Its up to you if its worth it to be poor but flying.

Hope this helped.